Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome

J ten Oever; L J H J Theunissen; L W Tick; R J A M Verbunt

Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome

Neth J Med. 2011 May;69(5):240-4.

Authors

J ten Oever¹, L J H J Theunissen, L W Tick, R J A M Verbunt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, UMC St Radboud, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. j.tenoever@aig.umcn.nl

PMID: 21793262

Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by hypereosinophilia and organ involvement of varying intensity. We describe involvement of the heart in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome,and the diagnostic and therapeutic clinical management of these patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Humans
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / complications*
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / drug therapy
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Male
Middle Aged
Troponin

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Troponin