Valvular involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-56

  Beckhauser, Ana Paula ^a   Vallin, Liz ^a   Burkievcz, Claudine J ^a   Perreto, Sonia ^b   Silva, Marilia Barreto ^a   Skare, Thelma L ^a  

^a Serviço de Reumatologia do Hospital Universitário   (Brazil)

^b Serviço de Ecocardiografia do Hospital Universitário   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Endocardium; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649817032     PISSN: 0303464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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