Acute eosinophilic endomyocarditis: Early diagnosis and localisation of the lesion by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 151-154

  Looi, Jen Li ^a   Ruygrok, Peter ^b   Royle, Gordon ^a   Raos, Zoe ^a   Hood, Chris ^a   Kerr, Andrew J ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute eosinophilic endomyocarditis; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; HYDROXYUREA; IMATINIB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE EOSINOPHILIC ENDOMYOCARDITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FORMATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOFIBROBLAST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOPSY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951115836     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9580-9     Document Type: Article

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