Characterization of Valvular Heart Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Transesophageal Echocardiography and Clinical Correlates

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 496-502

  Roldan, Carlos A ^a   DeLong, Christine ^a   Qualls, Clifford R ^a   Crawford, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HEART VALVE STENOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34447641997     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.048     Document Type: Article

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