Polymyositis presenting with cardiac manifestations: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-163

  Odabasi, Zeki ^a   Yapundich, Robert ^a   Oh, Shin J ^a  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac manifestation; Dermatomyositis; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYOSITIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXILETINE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NAUSEA; POLYMYOSITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 74149085209     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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