Eosinophilic myocarditis due to Churg-Strauss syndrome with markedly elevated eosinophil cationic protein.

Hara, Tomoya; Yamaguchi, Koji; Iwase, Takashi; Kadota, Muneyuki; Bando, Mika; Ogasawara, Kozue; Bando, Sachiko; Ise, Takayuki; Niki, Toshiyuki; Ueda, Yuka; Tomita, Noriko; Taketani, Yoshio; Yamada, Hirotsugu; Soeki, Takeshi; Wakatsuki, Tetsuzo; Sata, Masataka

Hara, Tomoya; Yamaguchi, Koji; Iwase, Takashi; Kadota, Muneyuki; Bando, Mika; Ogasawara, Kozue; Bando, Sachiko; Ise, Takayuki; Niki, Toshiyuki; Ueda, Yuka; Tomita, Noriko; Taketani, Yoshio; Yamada, Hirotsugu; Soeki, Takeshi; Wakatsuki, Tetsuzo; Sata, Masataka.

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Hara T; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.

Int Heart J ; 54(1): 51-3, 2013.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23428926

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Churg-Strauss Syndrome/complications; Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage; Diuretics/administration & dosage; Eosinophilia; Myocarditis; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Aged; Asthma/complications; Biopsy; Echocardiography/methods; Electrocardiography/methods; Eosinophil Granule Proteins/blood; Eosinophilia/diagnosis; Eosinophilia/drug therapy; Eosinophilia/etiology; Eosinophilia/physiopathology; Female; Heart Failure/physiopathology; Heart Function Tests/methods; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods; Myocarditis/blood; Myocarditis/diagnosis; Myocarditis/drug therapy; Myocarditis/etiology; Myocarditis/physiopathology; Purpura/complications; Purpura/pathology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prednisolone / Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Cyclophosphamide / Diuretics / Eosinophilia / Myocarditis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Int Heart J Journal subject: CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Japan

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