Recognizing and treating myocarditis in recent-onset systemic sclerosis heart disease: potential utility of immunosuppressive therapy in cardiac damage progression

Maurizio Pieroni, M De Santis, G Zizzo, Silvia Laura Bosello, Costantino Smaldone, Mara Campioni, G De Luca, A Laria, Agostino Meduri, Fulvio Bellocci, Lorenzo Bonomo, Filippo Crea, Gianfranco Ferraccioli*

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Scleroderma heart disease is a major risk of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Mechanisms underlying myocardial damage are still unclear. We performed an extensive study of SSc patients with recent-onset symptoms for heart disease and examined the efficacy of immunosuppressive therapy.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)526-535
Numero di pagine10
RivistaSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume43
Numero di pubblicazione4
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Reumatologia
  • Anestesiologia e Medicina del Dolore

Keywords

  • ANCA
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Heart disease
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocarditis
  • Parvovirus B19
  • Scleroderma
  • Systemic
  • Systemic sclerosis
  • Treatment
  • Treatment Outcome

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