American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 2 , Pages 267-271 , 15 July 2006

Long-Term Outcomes in Difficult-to-Treat Patients With Recurrent Pericarditis

  • Antonio Brucato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 39-02-6444-2211-2135-2674; fax: 39-02-6444-2615.
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  • Giovanni Brambilla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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  • Antonella Moreo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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  • Antonella Alberti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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  • Carlotta Munforti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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  • Anna Ghirardello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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  • Andrea Doria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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  • Yael Shinar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heller Institute for Medical Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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  • Avi Livneh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heller Institute for Medical Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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  • Yehuda Adler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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  • Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine B, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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  • Francesco Mauri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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  • Giancarlo Palmieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Niguarda, Milano, Italy
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  • David H. Spodick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Received 20 November 2005 ,Revised 31 January 2006 ,Accepted 31 January 2006.

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PII: S0002-9149(06)00678-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.086

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 2 , Pages 267-271 , 15 July 2006

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