Eosinophilic myocarditis in an adolescent: A case report and review of the literature

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-283

  Aslan, Ilhan ^a   Fischer, Marcus ^a   Laser, Kai T ^a   Haas, Nikolaus A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISOLONE; TROPONIN I; WARFARIN;

ACUTE MYOCARDIAL EDEMA; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC MYOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART EDEMA; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MPYOCARDIAL EDEMA; MYOCARDIAL EDEMA; MYOCARDITIS; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; EDEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 84879828038     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112001199     Document Type: Review

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