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. 1970 Oct;23(7):623–626. doi: 10.1136/jcp.23.7.623

Rheumatoid heart disease with complete heart block

M Harris 1,1
PMCID: PMC476848  PMID: 5483390

Abstract

A case of florid rheumatoid heart disease with complete heart block is described, and the histopathology of the atrioventricular conducting tissue is described in detail.

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