One of a Kind: A Rare Case of Cardiac Transplantation in a Patient with Eosinophilic Endomyocardial Fibrosis

Introduction: Eosinophilic myocarditis is an inflammatory cardiomyopathy characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the myocardium leading to fibrosis. It can be seen in malignancy and immune-mediated disorders. Patients can present acutely with myocarditis or chronically as restrictive cardiomyopathy (RC), known as Loeffler ’s endocarditis (eosinophilic endomyocardial fibrosis). The symptoms may be non-specific, and a definitive diagnosis is made with cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (cMRI) or endomyocardial biopsy.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research