Eosinophilic myocarditis mimicking acute coronary syndrome secondary to idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Amini, Reza ^a   Nielsen, Craig ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EOSINOPHIL MYOCARDITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG CONGESTION; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77952666591     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-40     Document Type: Article

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