Successful use of rituximab in refractory cardiac sarcoidosis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 189-191

  Krause, Megan L ^a   Cooper, Leslie T ^b   Chareonthaitawee, Panithaya ^a   Amin, Shreyasee ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SARCOIDOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84960123364     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev309     Document Type: Letter

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