title: [Congestive cardiomyopathy and left intraventricular thrombus as a manifestation of Churg-Strauss syndrome].
abstract: A case of a 38-year-old female with symptomatic Churg-Strauss syndrome and congestive cardiomyopathy, complicated by cardiac arrest and left ventricular thrombus formation, is presented. Prompt institution of low molecular weight heparin and steroids resulted in rapid thrombus lysis and improvement of systolic left ventricular function.
authors.affiliation: II Katedra Chorób Wewnetrznych, CM UJ, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dropiński
authors.forename: Wojceich
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szczeklik
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sokołowska
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celińska-Lowenhoff
authors.forename: Mamert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milewski
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szczeklik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology*; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D001241:Aspirin; D008775:Methylprednisolone