Potential role of mitral valve strands on stroke recurrence in rheumatoid arthritis [1]

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 866-867

  Gonzalez Juanatey, Carlos ^a   Garcia Porrua, Carlos ^a   Testa, Ana ^a   Gonzalez Gay, Miguel A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN;

ADULT; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RECURRENCE; SALICYLATES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347481329     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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