79. Heart transplantation in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (Churg–Strauss syndrome)
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Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangitis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade.
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (EGPA; earlier called Churg-Strauss syndrome) is a small-vessel necrotising vasculitis typically characterised by asthma, lung infiltrates, extra-vascular necrotising granulomas and hyper-eosinophilia. Cardiac disease is a major contributor to disease-related deaths in EGPA. We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman with late onset asthma, allergic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1016-7315
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2015.05.260