Complete heart block and bowel infarction secondary to rheumatoid disease.
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چکیده
A case of complete heart block secondary to rheumatoid involvement of the conduction system is presented. The same patient died after infarction of the colon as a consequence of arterial spasm superimposed upon pre-existing rheumatoid changes in the mesenteric arteries. The coexistence of rheumatoid involvement of the heart and of the bowel vasculature has not previously been reported.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 44 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985