| Literature DB >> 3789832 |
G A van Albada-Kuipers, J A Bruijn, M L Westedt, F C Breedveld, F Eulderink.
Abstract
The case is described of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed heart failure and vasculitis and died of a myocardial infarction. Autopsy showed vasculitis of several major epicardial coronary arteries. Coronary arteritis in a patient with RA is seldom diagnosed during their lifetime but should be suspected when such a patient develops ischaemic heart disease.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3789832 PMCID: PMC1002030 DOI: 10.1136/ard.45.11.963
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103