Fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis and refractory ventricular arrhythmias requiring mechanical circulatory support: a case report
This report describes an atypical presentation of fulminant EM requiring weeks of mechanical circulatory support due to refractory arrhythmia rather than heart failure. The case also highlighted the benefits of non-invasive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in both diagnosis and prognostication of EM, as well as the need to maintain a high index of suspicion for this rare disease.
Authors
- David M. Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4058-0372)
- Hui Sien Tay
- Andrew J. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8920-7670)
- Angeline Leet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8470-1602)
- Claudia R Brick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7664-2189)
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytae409
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94