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Transthoracic echocardiography revealed an apical tear and thrombus as the source of bilateral ischemic stroke in eosinophilic myocarditis secondary to T-cell lymphoma.
Highlights a rare case of eosinophilic myocarditis secondary to T-cell lymphoma presenting with an apical tear and left ventricular thrombus leading to ischemic stroke, diagnosed via echocardiography.
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Echocardiography may identify apical tear and thrombus in eosinophilic myocarditis with stroke; leaves open generalizability beyond this lymphoma case.
Hameed et al. (2020) studied this question. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed an apical tear and thrombus as the source of bilateral ischemic stroke in eosinophilic myocarditis secondary to T-cell lymphoma.
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