Early detection of myocardial and pulmonary oedema with mri in an asymptomatic systemic sclerosis patient: Successful recovery with pulse steroid

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1920-1921

  Pingitore, Alessandro ^a   Guiducci, Serena ^b   Conforti, Maria Letizia ^b   De Marchi, Daniele ^c   Gargani, Luna ^a   Moggi Pignone, Alberto ^b   Randone, Silvia Bellando ^b   Lombardi, Massimo ^c   Picano, Eugenio ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE TOSCANA GABRIELE MONASTERIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL EDEMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 84887353256     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket002     Document Type: Letter

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