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. 1986 Nov;45(11):963–965. doi: 10.1136/ard.45.11.963

Coronary arteritis complicating rheumatoid arthritis.

G A van Albada-Kuipers, J A Bruijn, M L Westedt, F C Breedveld, F Eulderink
PMCID: PMC1002030  PMID: 3789832

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.

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