Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome

Objectives: to report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome which presented clinically acute coronary syndrome. Materials and methods: we describe a case of a 69-year-old woman with acute coronary syndrome and peripheral hypereosinophilia. Results: the condition rapidly evolved to severe heart fail...

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Main Authors: Joana Neves, Raquel Ferreira, Fátima Franco, José Mesquita Bastos, Clarinda Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2015-09-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
hypereosinophilic syndrome
acute coronary syndrome
heart failure
cardiac magnetic resonance
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/246
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spelling doaj-8011b10d010946c3aaed9f56961c79aa2020-11-24T22:39:47ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942015-09-012610.12890/2015_000246109Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary SyndromeJoana Neves0Raquel Ferreira1Fátima Franco2José Mesquita Bastos3Clarinda Neves4Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugaCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalMedicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalObjectives: to report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome which presented clinically acute coronary syndrome. Materials and methods: we describe a case of a 69-year-old woman with acute coronary syndrome and peripheral hypereosinophilia. Results: the condition rapidly evolved to severe heart failure. Coronary disease was excluded by cardiac catheterization. Systemic corticosteroid therapy was initiated and further secondary causes of hypereosinophilia were excluded.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/246hypereosinophilic syndromeacute coronary syndromeheart failurecardiac magnetic resonance
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author Joana Neves
Raquel Ferreira
Fátima Franco
José Mesquita Bastos
Clarinda Neves
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Raquel Ferreira
Fátima Franco
José Mesquita Bastos
Clarinda Neves
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
hypereosinophilic syndrome
acute coronary syndrome
heart failure
cardiac magnetic resonance
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Raquel Ferreira
Fátima Franco
José Mesquita Bastos
Clarinda Neves
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title Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_short Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_full Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_fullStr Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Simulating an Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_sort hypereosinophilic syndrome simulating an acute coronary syndrome
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2015-09-01
description Objectives: to report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome which presented clinically acute coronary syndrome. Materials and methods: we describe a case of a 69-year-old woman with acute coronary syndrome and peripheral hypereosinophilia. Results: the condition rapidly evolved to severe heart failure. Coronary disease was excluded by cardiac catheterization. Systemic corticosteroid therapy was initiated and further secondary causes of hypereosinophilia were excluded.
topic hypereosinophilic syndrome
acute coronary syndrome
heart failure
cardiac magnetic resonance
url http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/246
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