Detection of myocardial inflammation by contrast-enhanced MRI in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Mavrogeni, S ^a   Tsirogianni, A K ^b   Gialafos, E J ^c   Manoussakis, M N ^b  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Churg Strauss syndrome; Contrast enhanced MRI; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TROPONIN T;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

AGED; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 57549108857     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.101     Document Type: Article

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