A 50-year-old man with eosinophilia and cardiomyopathy: need for endomyocardial biopsy?
A 50-year-old man was admitted with a suspected acute coronary syndrome. The coronary angiogram, however, was normal. He was found to have a cardiomyopathy and eosinophilia. The diagnosis was established as a perimyocarditis secondary to the Churg–Strauss syndrome. An important question is whether a...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Echocardiography Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 257 - 260 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | case study diagnostic images Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2011
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | A 50-year-old man was admitted with a suspected acute coronary syndrome. The coronary angiogram, however, was normal. He was found to have a cardiomyopathy and eosinophilia. The diagnosis was established as a perimyocarditis secondary to the Churg–Strauss syndrome. An important question is whether an endomyocardial biopsy should have been performed. |
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