Silent myocardial infarction in Wegener's granulomatosis

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 188-191

  Lawson, T M ^a   Williams, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Vasculitis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDNISOLONE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0029997377     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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