Calcific constrictive pericarditis: A rare complication of CREST syndrome

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 347-350

  Panchal, Prerana ^a   Adams, Elaine ^a   Hsieh, Annming ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BUMETANIDE; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; METOLAZONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RANITIDINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERICARDIECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; TELANGIECTASIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ARTHROGRAPHY; KNEE; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME CREST;

AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; CALCINOSIS; CREST SYNDROME; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0029664984     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390227     Document Type: Article

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