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Left ventricular structure and function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

  1. Jon T. Giles1,
  2. Ashkan A. Malayeri1,
  3. Veronica Fernandes1,
  4. Wendy Post1,
  5. Roger S. Blumenthal1,
  6. David Bluemke2,
  7. Jens Vogel-Claussen1,
  8. Moyses Szklo1,
  9. Michelle Petri1,
  10. Allan C. Gelber1,
  11. Lyndia Brumback3,
  12. João Lima1,
  13. Joan M. Bathon1,*

Article first published online: 28 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/art.27349

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 62, Issue 4, pages 940–951, April 2010

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Giles, J. T., Malayeri, A. A., Fernandes, V., Post, W., Blumenthal, R. S., Bluemke, D., Vogel-Claussen, J., Szklo, M., Petri, M., Gelber, A. C., Brumback, L., Lima, J. and Bathon, J. M. (2010), Left ventricular structure and function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 62: 940–951. doi: 10.1002/art.27349

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  1. 1

    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

  2. 2

    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

  3. 3

    University of Washington, Seattle

*Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 28 JAN 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 28 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 21 DEC 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 8 JUL 2009

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  • NIH (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases). Grant Number: AR-050026
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Grant Numbers: N01-HC-95159, N01-HC-95166, N01-HC-95169
  • Arthritis National Research Foundation

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