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Constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (1986) 45(2) 89-94
DOI: 10.1136/ard.45.2.89
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Abstract

Constrictive pericarditis is an unusual complication of rheumatoid arthritis, and its development appears to be uninfluenced by second-line therapy. Five patients are described who developed the disease, with possibly two more. Medical treatment is ineffective: the treatment of choice is surgical, and the postoperative prognosis is good. The crude prevalence rate for the association is 0.64% for males and 0.06% for females.

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Thould, A. K. (1986). Constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 45(2), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.45.2.89

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