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Heart transplantation in a patient with endomyocardial fibrosis due to hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Abstract
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.
AuthorsDariusz Korczyk, Graeme Taylor, Hugh McAlistair, Stephen May, Arthur Coverdale, Helen Gibbs, Peter Ruygrok
JournalTransplantation (Transplantation) Vol. 83 Issue 4 Pg. 514-6 (Feb 27 2007) ISSN: 0041-1337 [Print] United States
PMID17318086 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Endomyocardial Fibrosis (etiology, pathology, surgery)
  • Eosinophils (cytology)
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (complications, pathology, surgery)
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Middle Aged

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