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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bhagyashree Deshmankar M.B.B.S.[2]; Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[3]
Overview
There are no echocardiographic findings associated with Whipple's disease. However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac complications in Whipple's disease.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- There are no echocardiographic findings associated with Whipple's disease. However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac complications in Whipple's disease, which include:[1][2]
- Myocardial hypertrophy
- Endocardial and intramyocardial echogenic infiltrations in the heart
References
- ↑ Hansen, Alexander; Mereles, Derliz (2008). "Cardiac complications in Whipple's disease". European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 9 (3): 426–427. doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen022. ISSN 2047-2412.
- ↑ Dutly, F.; Altwegg, M. (2001). "Whipple's Disease and "Tropheryma whippelii"". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 14 (3): 561–583. doi:10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001. ISSN 0893-8512.