Comparison of Frequency of Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Positive Versus Negative Anti-Ro/SSA and Connective Tissue Disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1029-1034

  Lazzerini, Pietro Enea ^a   Capecchi, Pier Leopoldo ^a   Guideri, Francesca ^a   Bellisai, Francesca ^b   Selvi, Enrico ^b   Acampa, Maurizio ^c   Costa, Agnese ^a   Maggio, Roberta ^b   Garcia Gonzalez, Estrella ^b   Bisogno, Stefania ^b   Morozzi, Gabriella ^b   Galeazzi, Mauro ^b   Laghi Pasini, Franco ^a  

^a Division of Clinical Immunology

^b Division of Rheumatology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ARRHYTHMIA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34548416149     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.04.048     Document Type: Article

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