Heart transplantation in a patient with endomyocardial fibrosis due to hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), a systemic disease that commonly involves the heart leading to progressive endomyocardial fibrosis, frequently manifests as restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this report, we describe the first case of a patient with endomyocardial fibrosis due to HES who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation at our institution. A literature review and discussion are included.
Korczyk
Dariusz
D
New Zealand Heart and Lung Transplant Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand. dkorczyk@ihug.co.nz
Taylor
Graeme
G
McAlistair
Hugh
H
May
Stephen
S
Coverdale
Arthur
A
Gibbs
Helen
H
Ruygrok
Peter
P
D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008875:Middle Aged