Pulmonary hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis - Relation with the duration of the disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 410-412

  Udayakumar, N ^a   Venkatesan, S ^a   Rajendiran, C ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Doppler echocardiography; Pulmonary hypertension; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45849083948     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.084     Document Type: Article

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