title: Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis of Aortic Valve due to Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
abstract: Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare hematological disorder, which may present with cardiac involvement. The case is presented of a 61-year-old male patient with isolated aortic stenosis secondary to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and HES. The patient underwent successful aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthesis and remained recurrence-free at the 18-month follow up. A review of the current literature is also presented and cardiac manifestations, clinical presentation and surgical issues in the care of patients with this rare condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.|Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Harveen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lamba
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic correspondence: svd14@case.edu.
authors.forename: Salil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen Alia Heart Institute, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Salah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altarabsheh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.|Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Yakov
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Elgudin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Soon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D059905:Endocarditis, Non-Infective / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery