Clinical utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Churg-Strauss syndrome: Case report and review of the literature

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-449

  Bhagirath, Kapil M ^a   Paulson, Kristjan ^a   Ahmadie, Roien ^a   Bhalla, Raveen S ^a   Robinson, David ^a   Jassal, Davinder S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Churg Strauss

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STEROIDS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59449090355     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0700-y     Document Type: Article

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