Key result
Cardiac MRI detects isolated LV involvement in young male with Loeffler endocarditis.
Why the study?
Loeffler endocarditis predominantly involves the right ventricle, but isolated left ventricular involvement is uncommon and requires early detection by cardiac MRI.
Case Report (n=1)
Cardiac MRI is valuable for detecting atypical presentations of Loeffler endocarditis, such as isolated left ventricular involvement.
May support cardiac MRI for atypical Loeffler endocarditis; single case leaves open broader diagnostic adoption.
Loeffler endocarditis is an uncommon restrictive cardiomyopathy associated with eosinophilia and endomyocardial fibrosis causing diastolic restriction, predominantly involving the right ventricle. Cardiac MRI plays a crucial role in early detection of disease. Early disease usually responds well to corticosteroids. We describe a case of Loeffler endocarditis with isolated left ventricular involvement on MRI in a young male having hypereosinophilia.
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Kumar et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Loeffler endocarditis (n=1). Cardiac MRI was evaluated on Isolated left ventricular involvement. Cardiac MRI identified isolated left ventricular involvement in a young male with Loeffler endocarditis and hypereosinophilia.
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