Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis

Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs. We present a rare case of SSc in which clinical manifestations of cardiac fibrosis occurred early in the disease course. Case report: We report the case of a 40-year-old Caucasian man, previously diagn...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Marques-Alves, Rui Baptista, Catarina Canha, Fátima Franco, Lèlita Santos, Mariano Pêgo
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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spelling doaj-9237f656fe66415dbc4d36061319df282020-11-25T01:29:43ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia0870-25512019-04-01384299303Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosisPatrícia Marques-Alves0Rui Baptista1Catarina Canha2Fátima Franco3Lèlita Santos4Mariano Pêgo5Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Corresponding author.Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; CNC.IBILI Research Consortium, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalIntroduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs. We present a rare case of SSc in which clinical manifestations of cardiac fibrosis occurred early in the disease course. Case report: We report the case of a 40-year-old Caucasian man, previously diagnosed with SSc, who presented with decompensated heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography was remarkable for severe right ventricular systolic dysfunction, abnormal ventricular septal motion, severe functional tricuspid regurgitation and normal pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Left ventricular ejection fraction was 45%. Right heart catheterization revealed no signs of pulmonary hypertension. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) showed diffuse myocardial infiltration, later confirmed as myocardial fibrosis by endomyocardial biopsy. Conclusions: Myocardial fibrosis is an important cause of early heart failure in SSc patients and is associated with poor prognosis. Echocardiography and CMR help establish the diagnosis and enable an appropriate therapeutic strategy to be developed in such cases. Resumo: Introdução: A esclerose sistémica (ES) é uma doença autoimune sistémica que pode envolver múltiplos órgãos. Apresentamos um caso raro de ES associada a manifestação clínica de fibrose miocárdica no decurso precoce da evolução da doença. Caso clínico: : Reportamos um caso de um homem de 40 anos, com antecedentes de ES e que se apresenta com um quadro de insuficiência cardíaca descompensada. O ecocardiograma transtorácico revelou disfunção sistólica severa do ventrículo direito, movimento anómalo do septo interventricular, insuficiência tricúspide severa e pressão sistólica da artéria pulmonar normal. A fração da ejeção era de 45%. O cateterismo direito não identificou sinais de hipertensão pulmonar. A ressonância magnética cardíaca (RMC) demonstrou infiltração miocárdica difusa, confirmada com biópsia endomiocárdica como fibrose miocárdica. Conclusões: A fibrose miocárdica é uma causa importante de insuficiência cardíaca na ES e está associada a mau prognóstico. O ecocardiograma e a RMC podem ajudar a estabelecer o diagnóstico e a desenvolver a estratégia terapêutica adequada. Keywords: Heart failure, Systemic sclerosis, Myocardial fibrosis, Palavras-chave: Insuficiência cardíaca, Esclerose sistémica, Fibrose miocárdicahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117301968
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author Patrícia Marques-Alves
Rui Baptista
Catarina Canha
Fátima Franco
Lèlita Santos
Mariano Pêgo
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Rui Baptista
Catarina Canha
Fátima Franco
Lèlita Santos
Mariano Pêgo
Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
author_facet Patrícia Marques-Alves
Rui Baptista
Catarina Canha
Fátima Franco
Lèlita Santos
Mariano Pêgo
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title Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
title_short Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
title_full Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
title_fullStr Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Early manifestation of myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
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publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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publishDate 2019-04-01
description Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs. We present a rare case of SSc in which clinical manifestations of cardiac fibrosis occurred early in the disease course. Case report: We report the case of a 40-year-old Caucasian man, previously diagnosed with SSc, who presented with decompensated heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography was remarkable for severe right ventricular systolic dysfunction, abnormal ventricular septal motion, severe functional tricuspid regurgitation and normal pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Left ventricular ejection fraction was 45%. Right heart catheterization revealed no signs of pulmonary hypertension. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) showed diffuse myocardial infiltration, later confirmed as myocardial fibrosis by endomyocardial biopsy. Conclusions: Myocardial fibrosis is an important cause of early heart failure in SSc patients and is associated with poor prognosis. Echocardiography and CMR help establish the diagnosis and enable an appropriate therapeutic strategy to be developed in such cases. Resumo: Introdução: A esclerose sistémica (ES) é uma doença autoimune sistémica que pode envolver múltiplos órgãos. Apresentamos um caso raro de ES associada a manifestação clínica de fibrose miocárdica no decurso precoce da evolução da doença. Caso clínico: : Reportamos um caso de um homem de 40 anos, com antecedentes de ES e que se apresenta com um quadro de insuficiência cardíaca descompensada. O ecocardiograma transtorácico revelou disfunção sistólica severa do ventrículo direito, movimento anómalo do septo interventricular, insuficiência tricúspide severa e pressão sistólica da artéria pulmonar normal. A fração da ejeção era de 45%. O cateterismo direito não identificou sinais de hipertensão pulmonar. A ressonância magnética cardíaca (RMC) demonstrou infiltração miocárdica difusa, confirmada com biópsia endomiocárdica como fibrose miocárdica. Conclusões: A fibrose miocárdica é uma causa importante de insuficiência cardíaca na ES e está associada a mau prognóstico. O ecocardiograma e a RMC podem ajudar a estabelecer o diagnóstico e a desenvolver a estratégia terapêutica adequada. Keywords: Heart failure, Systemic sclerosis, Myocardial fibrosis, Palavras-chave: Insuficiência cardíaca, Esclerose sistémica, Fibrose miocárdica
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