Management of Loeffler's Endocarditis With Bivalvular Involvement and a FIP1L1/PDGFRA-Negative Mutation.

Can J Cardiol

Department of Cardiology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada.

Published: December 2016

Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HESs) are a group of disorders characterized by end-organ damage caused by eosinophilic infiltration. We present a patient with idiopathic HES with severe tricuspid and mitral regurgitation secondary to Loeffler's endocarditis. In addition to prednisone, imatinib therapy initially helped control the eosinophil count. However, successful long-term remission was achieved with hydroxyurea therapy.

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