Ventricular function abnormalities in active rheumatoid arthritis: A Doppler echocardiographic study

Rheumatology International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Levendoglu, Funda ^a   Temizhan, Ahmet ^a   Ugurlu, Hatice ^a   Ozdemir, Ayse ^a   Yazici, Mehmet ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac involvement; Doppler echocardiography; Myocardial performance index; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 2942733682     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0342-z     Document Type: Article

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