Effect of long-term TNF-α inhibition with infliximab on left ventricular torsion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue September-October, 2015, Pages 406-413

  Ayyildiz, Yasemin Ozden ^a   Vural, Mustafa Gokhan ^b   Efe, Tolga Han ^a   Ertem, Ahmet Goktug ^c   Koseoglu, Cemal ^d   Ayturk, Mehmet ^e   Yeter, Ekrem ^a   Keskin, Göksal ^a   Akdemir, Ramazan ^b  

^a Department of Pediatric Hematology   (Turkey)

^b SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Ankara Oncology Training and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^e Pediatric Surgery Keçiören Education and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infliximab; Left ventricular torsion; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GLOBAL SYSTOLIC CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRAIN; GLOBAL SYSTOLIC LONGITUDINAL STRAIN; GLOBAL SYSTOLIC RADIAL STRAIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TORSION; ADULT; AGED; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG EFFECTS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFLIXIMAB; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; TORSION ABNORMALITY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84943147042     PISSN: 11099666     EISSN: 22415955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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