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- Title
Is heart transplantation a valuable option in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis and primary cardiac involvement?
- Authors
Turcotte‐Gosselin, Frédéric; Turgeon, Pierre Yves; Ikic, Alena; Beaudoin, Jonathan; Joubert, Philippe; Dubois, Michelle; Voisine, Pierre; Sénéchal, Mario
- Abstract
Systemic sclerosis patients with primary cardiac involvement can be reliably diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and are associated with a poor prognosis. This case report highlights the importance of considering heart transplantation in those patients as a lifesaving procedure.
- Subjects
SYSTEMIC scleroderma; HEART transplantation; CARDIAC magnetic resonance imaging; HEART transplant recipients
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 1, p137
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.2600