PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Preethi Mani
AU  - Danny Gonzalez
AU  - Soumya Chatterjee
AU  - Michael D. Faulx
TI  - Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18109
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 685--695
VI  - 86
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/685.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/685.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2019 Oct 01; 86
AB  - 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.