Coronary and valve angiodysplasia unmasked by eosinophilic vasculitis and endomyocarditis.
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.
Chimenti
Cristina
C
Cardiology Department, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
La Penna
Elisabetta
E
Pieroni
Maurizio
M
San Vito
Francesca
F
Alfieri
Ottavio
O
Maseri
Attilio
A
Frustaci
Andrea
A
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