TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 685 LP - 695 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18109 VL - 86 IS - 10 AU - Preethi Mani AU - Danny Gonzalez AU - Soumya Chatterjee AU - Michael D. Faulx Y1 - 2019/10/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/685.abstract N2 - Systemic sclerosis, an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and various internal organs, is associated with cardiovascular abnormalities including pulmonary hypertension, atherosclerosis, right and left ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmias, conduction defects, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease. Clinicians caring for patients with this disease should regularly screen for cardiac symptoms, and patients with abnormal findings should be managed in conjunction with a cardiologist to optimally modify cardiovascular risks. ER -