| Literature DB >> 31995113 |
Yun-Seok Song1, Sang-Hoon Seol2, Jino Park1, Dong-Kie Kim1, Yeo-Jeong Song1, Seunghwan Kim1, Ki-Hun Kim1, Doo-Il Kim1, Chan-Seon Park1, Yeon-Mi Kim3.
Abstract
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare form of systemic vasculitis in which cardiac involvement is relatively common and accounts for half of EGPA-related deaths. Cardiac involvement is more frequent in patients with an absence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and those with higher eosinophil counts. Clinical manifestations are various, including myocarditis, pericarditis, pericardial effusion, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular insufficiencies and intra-cardiac thrombus formation. The pathology of cardiac involvement in EGPA is usually endomyocardial and pericardial eosinophilic infiltration. Considering the potentially adverse outcomes associated with cardiac involvement in EGPA, early detection is important. We experienced a rare case of EGPA with cardiac involvement presenting with non-infectious vegetations.Entities:
Keywords: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA); left ventricular non‐infectious vegetation
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31995113 PMCID: PMC8762761 DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2019-065
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc J Afr ISSN: 1015-9657 Impact factor: 1.167