| International Journal of Cardiology and Lipidology Research (Volume 2 Issue 2) |
| First Diagnosed Heart Failure Due to Churg-Strauss Syndrome. A Case Report |
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| Pages 16-20
Konstantinos M. Lampropoulos, Athanasios I. Triantafyllou, Aikaterini I. Megalou, Ioannis E. Kapelakis, Epameinondas A. Triantafyllou and Antonios S. Manolis
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15379/2410-2822.2015.02.02.03
Published: 30 September 2015 |
| 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. |
| Keywords |
| Churg-Strauss syndrome, Allergic granulomatosis, Heart failure, Non-infectious systemic vasculitis. |
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