Key result
Prednisone resolves eosinophilia and improves symptoms in eosinophilic myocarditis, but LVEF remains at 25%.
Why the study?
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare form of myocarditis that can mimic acute coronary syndrome and is often associated with peripheral blood eosinophilia, requiring awareness for differential diagnosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Eosinophilic myocarditis can mimic acute myocardial infarction and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in patients with a history of allergy, asthma, or acute reduction of left ventricular function.
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Symptoms may respond to prednisone without LVEF recovery in eosinophilic myocarditis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Amini et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Eosinophilic myocarditis (n=1). Prednisone was evaluated on Symptom resolution and left ventricular ejection fraction. Prednisone therapy resolved peripheral eosinophilia and improved symptoms in a patient with eosinophilic myocarditis, although her left ventricular ejection fraction remained severely depressed at 25%.
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