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Elusive Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis: A Case Series
Hussain Almusawi1, Adrian daSilva-deAbreu2, Tito Zerpa3
1Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, Houma, LA.
Abstract:
We present 2 relevant cases of eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) in patients that presented with cardiogenic shock, one of whom received a durable ventricular assist device followed by heart transplantation, with the diagnosis of EM being made based on analysis of the excisional biopsy obtained during implantation of the ventricular assist device. The second patient was initially misdiagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy and underwent abortion, to later being diagnosed with EM through endomyocardial biopsy. These two cases highlight the importance of high clinical suspicion for EM based on eosinophilia, comorbidities, and presentation, as well as the value of early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions, including corticosteroids, and advanced heart failure therapies, such as mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation.
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