Myocardial dysfunction in polymyositis

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 869-871

  Sénéchal, Mario ^a   Crête, Martin ^a   Couture, Christian ^a   Poirier, Paul ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Fibrosis; Heart; Polymyositis; Systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CARVEDILOL; CREATINE KINASE; FOSINOPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; POLYMYOSITIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REMISSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33749047835     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70306-3     Document Type: Letter

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