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Clinical utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Churg–Strauss syndrome: case report and review of the literature

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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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  1. Section of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Kapil M. Bhagirath & Davinder S. Jassal

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Kristjan Paulson

  3. Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Roien Ahmadie, Raveen S. Bhalla & Davinder S. Jassal

  4. Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    David Robinson

  5. Department of Radiology, St Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Davinder S. Jassal

  6. Department of Cardiology, Radiology and Physiology, F.W. DuVal Clinical Research Professorship, Bergen Cardiac Care Center, Cardiology Division, Rm Y3010, Department of Cardiac Sciences, St Boniface General Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada

    Davinder S. Jassal

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Bhagirath, K.M., Paulson, K., Ahmadie, R. et al. Clinical utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Churg–Strauss syndrome: case report and review of the literature. Rheumatol Int 29, 445–449 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-008-0700-y

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