Key result
3D echocardiography adds key anatomical detail over 2D imaging in Loeffler endocarditis.
Why the study?
The added value of three-dimensional echocardiography compared to two-dimensional echocardiography in assessing valvular involvement in Loeffler endocarditis was not well established.
Case Report (n=1)
May aid Loeffler endocarditis assessment; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Loeffler endocarditis is a complication of hypereosinophilic syndrome resulting from eosinophilic infiltration of heart tissue. We report a case of Loeffler endocarditis in which three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography provided additional information to what was found by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography alone. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two- and three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of Loeffler endocarditis. In addition, a summary of the features of hypereosinophilic syndrome and Loeffler endocarditis is provided in tabular form.
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Hernández et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Loeffler endocarditis (n=1). Three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography vs. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography alone was evaluated on Assessment of valvular involvement. Three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography provided additional information compared to two-dimensional echocardiography alone in assessing Loeffler endocarditis.
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