title: Usefulness of cardiac resonance imaging in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
abstract: : Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare entity that is characterized by widespread vasculitis, which affects both small and medium-sized blood vessels of nearly all organs. More than 50% of these cases have cardiac involvement, which is the major cause of morbidity and mortality. We describe a case of a patient with cardiac biopsy proven CSS, and we discuss the usefulness of cardiovascular MRI for its diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Cardiology bDepartment of Pathology, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Pierre L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Nadeau
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Christian Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Couture
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourgault
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sénéchal
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed