title: Coronary and valve angiodysplasia unmasked by eosinophilic vasculitis and endomyocarditis.
abstract: A previously unreported case of a complex congenital cardiac anomaly consisting of coronary and valvular angiodysplasia, complicated by an eosinophilic endomyocardial disease, is described. The disorder presented clinically with congestive heart failure, which was characterized by evidence of floating masses causing severe pulmonary stenosis and dysfunction of the mitral and aortic valves. Symptoms of cardiac failure disappeared following pulmonary valve replacement and steroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chimenti
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: La Penna
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pieroni
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: San Vito
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
authors.forename: Attilio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maseri
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frustaci
mesh_terms: D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology