A DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF EOSINOPHILIC MYOCARDITIS AND PNEUMONITIS BY OPERATIVE BIOPSY DURING LVAD IMPLANTATION

Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is rapidly progressing and warrants high suspicion index, early steroid therapy, and thorough evaluation. A 44-year-old man with recently diagnosed heart failure with biventricular dysfunction presented with cardiogenic shock. He had a history of asthma and pulmonary