Myocardial lesions of progressive systemic sclerosis. A cause of cardiac dysfunction.
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Myocardial lesions of progressive systemic sclerosis. A cause of cardiac dysfunction.
The nature, prevalence, functional significance, and indeed existence of myocardial disease in progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) has been debated. In this study the clinical and pathological features of 52 autopsied patients were analyzed in an attempt to resolve these questions. A distinctive focal myocardial lesion ranging from contraction band necrosis to replacement fibrosis throughout b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.53.3.483