title: Cardiac involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare multisystemic disorder of unknown origin and cardiac involvement is one of the most serious manifestations of the disease, accounting for approximately one-half of deaths attributable to CSS. Cardiac manifestation can be acute and mimic acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In this setting checking the blood leucocyte count can reveal hypereosinophilia and lead to a diagnosis of CSS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Hôpital de la Tour, Meyrin, Switzerland. fabio.rigamonti@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rigamonti
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Benedetti
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Letovanec
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosset
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chizzolini
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001706:Biopsy; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone