Key result
Echocardiography identifies cardiac involvement present in ~40% of hypereosinophilic syndrome cases.
Why the study?
Cardiac involvement occurs in approximately 40% of hypereosinophilic syndrome cases, and echocardiography plays a key role in its assessment but requires awareness of complementary techniques.
Population
Patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome
Comparison
Transthoracic, transesophageal, and contrast echocardiography
Design
Case report
Authors
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Echocardiographers should consider hypereosinophilic syndrome with suggestive findings; supports clinical vigilance but leaves open need for prospective validation.
Case Report
Echocardiography, including transthoracic, transesophageal, and contrast modalities, plays a crucial complementary role in detecting and delineating cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
SHAH et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Hypereosinophilic syndrome. Echocardiography (Transthoracic, Transesophageal, and Contrast) was evaluated. Echocardiography plays a crucial role in identifying cardiac involvement, which occurs in approximately 40% of hypereosinophilic syndrome cases.
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