title: Hypereosinophilic syndrome with cardiac involvement: early diagnosis by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Cardiac manifestation is the major cause of morbidity in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) if left untreated. Endomyocardial biopsy is currently the gold standard for diagnosis, although typical findings using noninvasive methods such as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), may suggest the diagnosis. The present case provides an example of the beneficial use of cardiac magnetic resonance for early diagnosis and follow-up of patients with cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pillar
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halkin
authors.forename: Galit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aviram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055424:Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone