Eosinophilic myocarditis associated with dense deposits of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in endomyocardium with high serum ECP

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 669-675

  Arima, M ^a   Kanoh, T ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endomyocardial biopsy; Eosinophil cationic protein; Eosinophilia; Eosinophilic myocarditis

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033013243     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.6.669     Document Type: Article

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