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ArticleJournal of cardiology cases2024

The three stages of eosinophilic cardiac damage: A series of case reports.

Joana Ferreira, Sara Gonçalves, Tatiana Duarte, Jéni Quintal, Rui Coelho, Cátia Costa

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Joana FerreiraDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal.
Sara GonçalvesDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal.
Tatiana DuarteDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal.
Jéni QuintalDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal.
Rui CoelhoDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal.
Cátia CostaDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal.

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Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a rare systemic condition characterized by eosinophil-mediated organ damage. Cardiac involvement is common and typically occurs in sequential stages. We present two cases that demonstrate these different stages and presentations of eosinophilia-mediated myocardial disease, where multimodality imaging was essential for the diagnosis. More importantly, they demonstrate, for the first time, the dissociation between the eosinophil count and patients' clinical evolution, suggesting the need for close follow up even after the eosinophilia has been controlled. Learning objective: Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome typically occurs in three stages - necrotic, thrombotic, and fibrotic. Although cardiac damage is mediated by eosinophils, the blood eosinophil count and patients' clinical evolution are dissociated. Therefore, eosinophil count on its own is not an adequate marker of clinical evolution, and cardiac follow up should be continued even after the eosinophilia has been controlled.

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Endomyocardial fibrosisEosinophiliaEosinophilic myocarditisLöffler's endocarditisMyocarditis

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PMID39007045
PMCPMC11245756

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