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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Detection of Pulmonary Valve Involvement in Löeffler's Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Garg Ashok,
Nanda Navin C.,
Sungur Aylin,
Sharma Gyarsi Lal,
Mehta Kruti Jayesh,
Öz Tuğba Kemaloğlu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12368
Subject(s) - medicine , thickening , endocarditis , ventricle , tricuspid valve , cardiology , stenosis , thrombus , pulmonary valve , pleural thickening , radiology , lung , chemistry , polymer science
We are describing pulmonary valve involvement with thickening and stenosis detected by two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in an adult presenting with Löeffler's endocarditis. To our knowledge, this has not been described previously. Complete regression of the lesions occurred with corticosteroid therapy. Tricuspid valve thickening and stenosis and thickening and thrombus formation in the right ventricle also present initially disappeared completely with therapy.