| Literature DB >> 24697045 |
Barbara Sokołowska, Wojciech Szczeklik, Natalia Celejewska-Wójcik, Karolina Macioł, Edyta Stodółkiewicz, Przemysław Kaczmarek, Tomasz Nowakowski, Lucyna Mastalerz, Jacek Musiał.
Abstract
A case of a 49-year-old male with exacerbation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) with heart involvement mimicking acute coronary syndrome is presented. Institution of intensive immunosupresive treatment resulted in the improvement of clinical condition and systolic left ventricular function. Coronary angiography excluded atherosclerosis as a primary cause of heart damage.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24697045
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Przegl Lek ISSN: 0033-2240