Atrioventricular conduction time in rheumatoid arthritis |
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Authors: | A. G. Jurik P. Møller |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Municipal Hospital, University of Aarhus, Noerrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark;(2) Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway |
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Abstract: | Summary The atrioventricular conduction time (P-R interval) was determined in 189 women and 90 men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Only three women and one man were found to have pathological prolongation of the P-R interval. However, a significant prolongation of the P-R interval, within normal range, was seen in women with RA compared with healthy controls. Apart from the relation to radiographically enlarged heart, prolonged P-R interval showed no association with other signs of RA and had no prognostic implications in the follow-up period (mean 5.4 years). Current chloroquine therapy delayed the atrioventricular conduction while corticosteroids accelerated it. |
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Keywords: | Atrioventricular conduction time Electrocardiogram Rheumatoid arthritis |
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