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...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Echocardiography Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 257 - 260
Autores principales: Aakerøy, Lars, Amundsen, Brage Høyem, Skomsvoll, Johan Fredrik, Haugen, Bjørn Olav, Soma, Johannes
Formato: case study diagnostic images Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2011
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