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Eosinophilic myocarditis: characteristics, diagnostics and outcomes of a rare condition
Author(s) -
Wang T. K. M.,
Watson T.,
Pemberton J.,
Pemberton L.,
Lowe B.,
Ellis C.,
Kingston N.,
Ruygrok P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.13176
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophilic , myocarditis , infiltration (hvac) , disease , rare disease , pathology , cardiology , physics , thermodynamics
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare and potentially fatal condition characterised by eosinophilic inflammatory infiltration of myocardium. We report seven consecutive cases of eosinophilic myocarditis at our centre and discuss the important characteristics, investigation and management of this disease.