cardiac manifestations
Last reviewed 01/2018
The cardiac manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis include:
- pericarditis
- pericardial effusion
- myocarditis
- cardiac nodules causing:
- valvular heart disease
- conduction defects
Reference:
- 1) Lee, DM & Weinblatt, ME. Rheumatoid arthritis. Lancet 2001, 358, 903-11.
- 2) J Rheumatol (1999), 26, 47-53.