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.
MeSH terms
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Angina Pectoris / drug therapy
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Angina Pectoris / etiology*
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Angina Pectoris / pathology
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Autopsy
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Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome / complications*
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome / diagnosis
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome / drug therapy
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Vasospasm / drug therapy
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Coronary Vasospasm / etiology*
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Coronary Vasospasm / pathology
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / pathology
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Electrocardiography
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Eosinophilia / drug therapy
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Eosinophilia / etiology*
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Eosinophilia / pathology
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocarditis / drug therapy
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Myocarditis / etiology*
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Myocarditis / pathology