Systemic sclerosis: A rare cause of heart failure?
Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a chronic disease in which there may be multisystem involvement. It is rare (estimated prevalence: 0.5–2/10 000) with high morbidity and mortality, and there is as yet no curative treatment.We report the case of a young woman newly diagnosed with SS, in whom decompensated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-10-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204915002214 |