Polyarteritis nodosa-related coronary aneurysms

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 933-934

  Maillard Lefebvre, Hélène ^a   Launay, David ^a,b   Mouquet, Frédéric ^a   Gaxotte, Virginia ^a   Hachulla, Eric ^a   De Groote, Pascal ^a   Lambert, Marc ^a   Queyrel, Viviane ^a   Morell Dubois, Sandrine ^a   Bérégi, Jean Paul ^a   Bauters, Christophe ^a   Hatron, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LOW DRUG DOSE; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 44349110220     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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