A meta-analysis of the effect size of rheumatoid arthritis on left ventricular mass: Comment on the article by Rudominer et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2851-2852

  Corrao, Salvatore ^a   Scaglione, Rosario ^a   Calvo, Luigi ^a   Licata, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EFFECT SIZE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69449093555     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24795     Document Type: Letter

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