79. Heart transplantation in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (Churg–Strauss syndrome)
Churg–Strauss syndrome, recently renamed eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (EGPA), was first described in 1951. It is characterized by blood and tissue eosinophilia and disseminated necrotizing vasculitis in asthmatic patients (1). Heart involvement is the leading cause of death in most o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Saudi Heart Association
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101673151500319X |