Cardiac involvement in rheumatoid arthritis--an echocardiograph study.
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Echocardiographic study of the cardiac involvement in rheumatoid arthritis.
Echocardiograms of high quality were obtained in 26 patients with classic or definite rheumatoid arthritis by the criteria of the American Rheumatism Association, but with no evidence of overt heart disease. The echocardiograms were analyzed for evidence of pericardial disease. The E-to-F slope was determined to assess the mitral valve, and multiple jadices of left ventricular performance were ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.31.5.426-a