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PubMed1994

[Löffler's endocarditis (with manifestations of restrictive cardiomyopathy and hypereosinophilia)].

Loeffler's endocarditis in a 47-year-old man was followed 5 years. He died of heart failure. His original diagnosis was eosinophilic leukaemia but cytogenetic investigation failed to show any chromosomal aberration and only mature eosinophilic leukocytes were present in peripheral blood. Relation between heart lesions and eosinophilic leukocyte factors (peroxidase, major basic protein, cationic protein, transforming growth factor beta) were discussed.

Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive↗
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Constrictive pericarditis versus restrictive cardiomyopathy: challenges in diagnosis and management.

This is the case of a patient who presented with severe right-sided heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction that caused a dilemma of differential diagnosis between restrictive cardiomyopathy and constrictive pericarditis. Restrictive cardiomyopathy was diagnosed based on noninvasive and invasive hemodynamic testing. However, the patient did not respond to therapy and succumbed to worsening heart failure and multiple comorbidities. Clinical features of right heart failure with edema, ascites, jugular venous distention, and tender hepatomegaly are commonly seen in clinical practice. When systolic function is determined to be normal, diastolic causes of heart failure must be ruled out. These include myocardial disorders with a broad range of pathologies leading to restrictive physiology, of which amyloidosis is a prototype. Pericardial disorders leading to diastolic heart failure are usually in the form of constrictive physiology, when pericardial tamponade is ruled out. Differentiation between restrictive and constrictive pathologies is often difficult and requires careful attention to hemodynamic and Doppler echocardiographic features. We report a case of severe right heart failure illustrating some of the complexities in decision-making and the importance of meticulous hemodynamic and ancillary testing in the diagnosis and treatment of this often fatal condition.

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PubMed2002

Echocardiographic assessment of patients with hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy: imaging and echocardiography.

Echocardiography has evolved to be an important tool in the assessment of patients with hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this article, the authors review the use of echocardiography in diagnosis, differentiation from disease mimics, assessment of prognosis, and the assistance of specific therapies. A pathophysiologic understanding of restrictive cardiomyopathy and constrictive pericarditis will be reviewed along with echocardiographic and Doppler features that help to distinguish these two entities.

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic↗