title: Heart involvement in T cell lymphoma through hypereosinophilic syndrome: a common complication of a rare condition.
abstract: This case describes a 42-year-old male affected by hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with angioimmunoblastic lymphoma. Heart involvement was suspected at ECG mimicking left ventricular hypertrophy. MRI clarified the extensive endomyocardial fibrosis, confirming the role of this technique in in-vivo tissue characterization. Finally, the study investigates the association of T cell lymphoma, hypereosinophilic syndrome, and Loeffler endomyocardial disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia ed Unità Coronarica, Spedali Riuniti, Livorno, Italy. a.genovesi@tin.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genovesi-Ebert
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capochiani
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Simi
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Savoia
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baldini
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Digiorgio
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carluccio
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Santo
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA