Regression of lupus endocarditis after treatment of an arteriovenous fistula

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-203

  Herreros Guilarte, Benito ^a,b   Golpe Gómez, Rafael ^a   Berrazueta, José R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Arteriovenous fistula; Libman Sacks endocarditis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030602879     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(96)02659-9     Document Type: Article

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