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A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department at night with chest pain at rest radiating to the left shoulder, associated with fever and abdominal pain. Symptoms had begun earlier the same day, were oppressive and constant, and partially relieved by analgesics. One month earlier, he had been diagnosed…

Background: Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition. Diagnosis is challenging due to heterogeneous clinical presentation, imaging phenotype overlapping with other cardiomyopathies, suboptimal timing and use of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), and misconceptions, notably that EM can be excluded in the absence of peripheral eosinophilia. Delayed recognition may…

BACKGROUND: Acute eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is considered a highly lethal clinical condition, yet current knowledge relies largely on small case series. Robust data on its clinical presentation, associated conditions, management, and outcomes are lacking. METHODS: We conducted an international, multicenter, retrospective cohort study across 53 centers on five continents….

Background: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis marked by asthma, eosinophilia, and multi-organ involvement. Cardiac involvement (CI)—from pericardial effusion to eosinophilic myocarditis—is among the most severe manifestations and strongly affects prognosis. Despite advances in diagnosis and therapy, CI features and outcomes remain incompletely defined. Purpose:…

Introduction : Daily bed-side evaluation of echographic advanced parameters allows therapeutic tailoring in multiple scenarios. Case Presentation : A 63-year-old woman with no cardiac-related symptoms was admitted to the emergency department because of lower limbs paresthesias. The presence of significant peripheral hypereosinophilia and the results of the chest CT-scan…