Complete heart block after infliximab therapy [7]

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-228

  Sote, Y ^a   Green, Sandra ^a   Maddison, P ^a,b  

^a Llandudno LL30 1LB   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LUNG NODULE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BRADYCARDIA; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 38649113582     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem336     Document Type: Letter

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