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01.07.2016 | case report

Loeffler endocarditis: silent right ventricular myocardium!

verfasst von: Süha Çetin, MD, Gülümser Heper, MD, Mustafa Gökhan Vural, MD, Tuncay Hazirolan, MD

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 13-14/2016

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Summary

We present the case of a 54-year-old male patient with Loeffler endocarditis. It is a rare disorder characterized by fibrous thickening of the endocardium leading to apical obliteration and restrictive cardiomyopathy resulting in heart failure, thromboembolic events or atrial fibrillation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reporting the electrical silence of the right ventricular (RV) apex caused by fibrothrombotic thickening of this area. Under these circumstances RV apical implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or pacemaker electrode may lead to unsuccessful stimulation of these devices.
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Metadaten
Titel
Loeffler endocarditis: silent right ventricular myocardium!
verfasst von
Süha Çetin, MD
Gülümser Heper, MD
Mustafa Gökhan Vural, MD
Tuncay Hazirolan, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2016
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 13-14/2016
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-016-0981-1

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