Cardiac sarcoidosis: A challenge to measure disease activity

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 595-598

  Keijsers, Ruth G M ^a   Verzijlbergen, Fred J ^a   Rensing, Benno J W M ^a   Grutters, Jan C ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; INFLIXIMAB; METOPROLOL; PERINDOPRIL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE QUALITY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 47949094618     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.02.033     Document Type: Article

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