TY - JOUR AU - Niemeijer, Nicolasine D. AU - LA van Daele, Paul AU - Caliskan, Kadir AU - Oei, Frans BS AU - Loosveld, Olaf JL AU - van der Meer, Nardo JM PY - 2012 DA - 2012/10/10 TI - Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery SP - 109 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - We describe a patient with acute cardiogenic shock due to cardiac involvement in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (Löffler endocarditis). At the echocardiography, there was a huge mass in the left ventricular cavity, resulting in inflow- and outflow tract obstruction. The posterior leaflet of the mitral valve apparatus was completely embedded in a big (organized) thrombus mass. The patient was treated with high dose corticosteroids, however without effect. Partial remission was achieved after treatment with hydroxycarbamide. He was also treated with anticoagulants and high dose beta-blockers. The patient’s condition improved remarkably after correction of the mitral valve insufficiency by a mitral valve bioprosthesis. SN - 1749-8090 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-109 DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-7-109 ID - Niemeijer2012 ER -