Constrictive Pericarditis and Rheumatoid Nodules with Severe Aortic Incompetence
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The case of a female patient presenting with constrictive rheumatoid pericarditis and aortic incompetence secondary to valvular rheumatoid nodules is described along with a review of the literature with the aim to highlight this rare cause of aortic insufficiency.
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دوره 2014 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014