title: Sudden cardiac death associated with Churg-Strauss syndrome.
abstract: A 60-year-old man who had serious chest and arm pain died suddenly during hospitalization. He suffered from coronary vasospastic angina complicated by a fatal acute fulminant-type of myocarditis associated with Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). The diagnosis at autopsy was acute progressive eosinophilic myocarditis associated with CSS.
authors.affiliation: Heart Center, Yokohama-city Bay Red Cross Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Setoguchi
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okishige
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.forename: Minetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hideshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurabayashi
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azegami
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagiyama
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isobe
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents