Eosinophilic myocarditis complicated by right ventricular outflow tract thrombus

Learning points for cliniciansEosinophilic myocarditis processes three stages including the earliest necrotic stage, the intermediate thrombotic stage and the late fibrotic stage. The classic echocardiographic findings include endomyocardial thickening, ventricular thrombus and posterior mitral leaflet involvement eosinophils. Furthermore, cardiac magnetic resonance delayed gadolinium enhancement imaging is capable of detecting myocardial fibrosis and inflammation. Herein, we reported a case of acute right heart failure and the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, which was caused by eosinophilic myocarditis complicated with thrombus.
Source: QJM - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research