Surgery for cardiac complications caused by endocardial mural fibrin deposits in a hypereosinophilic syndrome

A 31-year-old man presented with rapid onset of intractable congestive heart failure during the course of chemotherapy for eosinophilic leukemia. Patients with a hypereosinophilic syndrome usually die from complications of eosinophilic infiltration and fibrosis in target organs. The resulting cardia...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1982-05, Vol.65 (5), p.1010-1014
Main Authors: Fournial, G, Schlanger, R, Berthoumieu, F, Pris, J, Marco, J, Eschapasse, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Endocardium - metabolism
Eosinophils
Fibrin - metabolism
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - metabolism
Heart Failure - surgery
Humans
Leukemia - complications
Leukemia - metabolism
Male
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Summary:A 31-year-old man presented with rapid onset of intractable congestive heart failure during the course of chemotherapy for eosinophilic leukemia. Patients with a hypereosinophilic syndrome usually die from complications of eosinophilic infiltration and fibrosis in target organs. The resulting cardiac lesions are a cause of death among these patients. Surgical intervention enabled our patient to survive the immediate medical crisis and has prolonged his life.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.65.5.1010