Mitral valve replacement in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is an eosinophilmediated tissue injury causing multiple organ failure. Cardiac manifestations include subendocardial fibrosis, thrombus leading to peripheral emboli, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and valvar dysfunction. This article describes a patient with the sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1991-06, Vol.51 (6), p.1007-1009
Hauptverfasser:	Boustany, Charles W., Murphy, Gerald W., Hicks, George L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Allergic diseases Biological and medical sciences Eosinophilia - complications Eosinophilia - drug therapy Female Heart Failure - etiology Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Immunopathology Medical sciences Mitral Valve - surgery Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Mitral Valve Stenosis - etiology Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery Respiratory and ent allergic diseases Syndrome Thrombosis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is an eosinophilmediated tissue injury causing multiple organ failure. Cardiac manifestations include subendocardial fibrosis, thrombus leading to peripheral emboli, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and valvar dysfunction. This article describes a patient with the syndrome and reviews surgical experience with valve replacement and long-term prognosis.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/0003-4975(91)91034-S