Heart involvement in T cell lymphoma through hypereosinophilic syndrome: A common complication of a rare condition

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 495-499

  Genovesi Ebert, Alberto ^a,e   Lombardi, Massimo ^b   Capochiani, Enrico ^c   Simi, Umberto ^d   Savoia, Maria Teresa ^a   Baldini, Umberto ^a   Digiorgio, Anna ^a   Carluccio, Marisa ^a   Di Santo, Domenica ^a   Galli, Michele ^a  

^a Spedali Riuniti   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Oncologia   (Italy)

^d Servizio di Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

^e Cardiologia ed Unita Coronarica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endomyocardial fibrosis; Hypereosinophilic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOIMMUNOBLASTIC LYMPHADENOPATHY; ANGIOIMMUNOBLASTIC LYMPHOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; LOEFFLER ENDOMYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE;

EID: 20944441964     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: 1532429X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-200053524     Document Type: Article

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