Cine-MRI-aided endomyocardectomy in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Chandra, M; Pettigrew, R I; Eley, J W; Oshinski, J N; Guyton, R A · Ann Thorac Surg · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is a leukoproliferative disorder marked by a predilection to damage specific organs, including the heart. This report describes a patient with extensive endocardial fibrosis accompanying this syndrome. Right ventricular endomyocardectomy with preservation of the tricuspid valve was performed. The procedure was aided by cine-magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative assessment and follow-up of surgical results.

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