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Reversal of aortic root inflammation after treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis
  1. Jin-Bae Kim1,
  2. Weon Kim1,
  3. Myoung-Jae Park2
  1. 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  2. 2Division of pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jin-Bae Kim, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, #1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemungu, Seoul 130–702, Korea; jinbbai{at}khu.ac.kr

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302307

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    • Contributors JBK and WK wrote the initial manuscript. MJP and JBK edited the paper, including image editing and paper design. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

    • Funding None.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.