Löffler's Endocarditis: The Importance of the Direction of Thrombus Resolution
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A 60-year-old man with a history of myelofibrosis presented with breathing difficulty. Although echocardiography, which had been performed eight months previously, revealed normal findings (Picture 1A), the left ventricular apical cavity was found to be covered with an abnormal structure (Picture 1B, asterisk). A diagnosis of Löffler’s endocarditis was made based on the patient’s peripheral eosinophil count (11,934 cells/μL). The initiation of medical therapy, which included heparin, warfarin, antiplatelet agents, steroids, and immunosuppressants, resulted in little improvement. Followup echocardiography, performed one month later, showed spaces between the thrombi and the left ventricular endocar-
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