Prevalence of pericardial effusion and mitral-valve involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without cardiac symptoms. An echocardiographic evaluation

N Engl J Med. 1973 Sep 20;289(12):597-600. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197309202891201.
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MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / physiopathology*
  • Echocardiography*
  • Elasticity
  • Female
  • Heart / physiopathology
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / physiopathology*
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / etiology
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pericardial Effusion / etiology
  • Pericardial Effusion / physiopathology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Time Factors