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Churg-Strauss syndrome and congenital factor Leiden thrombophilia as nontypical causes of intracardiac thrombosis.
Heart and vessels - 1 Jul 2006
Mizia-Stec Katarzyna, Gasior Zbigniew, Duława Jan, Janowska Mirosława, Pysz Piotr, Mizia Magdalena
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We present and discuss the case of a 26-year-old man suffering from Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). In our patient the disease severely affected both the heart and the lungs. Left ventricular dysfunction and intracardiac thrombosis, probably secondary to the cardiotoxic effect of eosinophils, were...
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