Two cases of endomyocardial disease with hypereosinophilia in Turkey.
Endomyocardial disease is characterized by fibrothrombotic thickening of apical endocardium and subvalvular regions of atrioventricular valves. The disease is uncommon in Turkey. In this report two cases of endomyocardial disease with hypereosinophilia which were medically managed are presented.
Numune Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Ankara, Turkey. ozgul_ucar@yahoo.com
Ozgül
O
Uçar
Zehra
Z
Gölbaşi
Nesligül
N
Yildirim
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014421:Turkey