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Aortic regurgitation and Churg-Strauss syndrome
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Sir,
A 56-year-old lady who was a lifelong non-smoker was admitted with acute pulmonary oedema. Echocardiography revealed severe aortic valve regurgitation and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 3540% associated with moderate left ventricular dysfunction. Coronary angiography confirmed aortic regurgitation, as well as 60% stenosis in the left anterior descending artery with diffuse disease of the distal
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