Surgical treatment of Loffler's eosinophilic endocarditis.

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Abstract
Loeffler''s eosinophilic endocarditis is a rare cardiac disease which causes endocardial damage and mural thrombosis, leading to restriction of the ventricular cavity and atrioventricular valvar regurgitation. A case of a middle-aged woman with Loeffler''s endocarditis is presented. After the removal of the restrictive thrombotic tissue from the left ventricular cavity and replacement of the mitral valve the patient was asymptomatic, but died 14 mo. after operation because of thrombosis of the prosthesis. Nevertheless, surgical treatment of the mechanical pump disturbance is recommended in addition to drug treatment.