Clinical Utility of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Churg-Strauss Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Journal Rheumatol Int

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 2008 Sep 20

PMID 18802704

Citations 6

Authors

Kapil M Bhagirath

Kristjan Paulson

Roien Ahmadie

Raveen S Bhalla

David Robinson

Davinder S Jassal

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Abstract

We describe a case of an individual with Churg-Strauss syndrome who presented with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) secondary to left ventricular intracavitary thrombi. Noninvasive cardiovascular imaging using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was used to identify the cardioembolic source of CVA. The clinical utility of CMR in the management of patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome is reviewed.

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