RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 685
OP 695
DO 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18109
VO 86
IS 10
A1 Mani, Preethi
A1 Gonzalez, Danny
A1 Chatterjee, Soumya
A1 Faulx, Michael D.
YR 2019
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/685.abstract
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.