Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic patients with connective tissue disease and recent onset left bundle branch block

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-87

  Mavrogeni, Sophie ^a   Sfikakis, Petros P ^b   Karabela, Georgia ^c   Stavropoulos, Efthymios ^c   Spiliotis, Georgios ^c   Gialafos, Elias ^d   Panopoulos, Stylianos ^b   Bournia, Vasiliki ^b   Manolopoulou, Dionisia ^a   Kolovou, Genovefa ^a   Kitas, George ^e  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d BIOIATRIKI HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Connective tissue diseases; LBBB; Myocardial infarction; Myocarditis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; INFLIXIMAB; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EDEMA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VASCULITIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; LBBB; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891742705     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.059     Document Type: Article

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