Exacerbation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) with heart involvement mimicking acute coronary syndrome.
A case of a 49-year-old male with exacerbation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) with heart involvement mimicking acute coronary syndrome is presented. Institution of intensive immunosupresive treatment resulted in the improvement of clinical condition and systolic left ventricular function. Coronary angiography excluded atherosclerosis as a primary cause of heart damage.
Barbara
B
Sokołowska
Wojciech
W
Szczeklik
Natalia
N
Celejewska-Wójcik
Karolina
K
Macioł
Edyta
E
Stodółkiewicz
Przemysław
P
Kaczmarek
Tomasz
T
Nowakowski
Lucyna
L
Mastalerz
Jacek
J
Musiał
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis*