First Diagnosed Heart Failure Due to Churg-Strauss Syndrome. A Case Report

Authors

  • Konstantinos M. Lampropoulos Cardiology Department Evaggelismos General Hospital
  • Athanasios I. Triantafyllou Cardiology Department Evaggelismos General Hospital
  • Aikaterini I. Megalou Cardiology Department Evaggelismos General Hospital
  • Ioannis E. Kapelakis Cardiology Department Evaggelismos General Hospital
  • Epameinondas A. Triantafyllou Cardiology Department Evaggelismos General Hospital
  • Antonios S. Manolis Cardiology Department Evaggelismos General Hospital

Keywords:

Churg-Strauss syndrome, Allergic granulomatosis, Heart failure, Non-infectious systemic vasculitis

Abstract

Churg Strauss Syndrome (CSS)is an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels. It is a non-infectious systemic vasculitis, which affects mainly the lungs but also other tissues and organs. CSS is considered a highly variable condition in terms of its presentation and its course. The most serious complication of the vasculitic stage is congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. We present a case with first diagnosed heart failure because of CSS and review of the literature.

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2015-09-30

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015)

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