Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: myocardial thickening reversed by corticosteroids

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: myocardial thickening reversed by corticosteroids

Abstract Background In 1951 Churg and Strauss first described the clinical condition now known as eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), characterized by asthma, nasal polyposis, rhinosinusitis, hypereosinophilia with organ infiltration, and necrotizing vasculitis. It is classified as...

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Main Authors: Gustav Mattsson, Peter Magnusson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Cardiac imaging
Cardiac magnetic resonance
Cardiomyopathy
Churg-Strauss
Corticosteroids
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-017-0734-8

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