Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Disease
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Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in rheumatoid disease.
OBJECTIVES This study sought to ascertain whether left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is more common among clinic patients with rheumatoid disease (RD) compared with the general population, and to assess the diagnostic utility of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). BACKGROUND Patients with RD are at increased risk of ischemic heart disease. However, there are few large echocardiographic s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.059