Is heart transplantation a valuable option in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis and primary cardiac involvement?

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frédéric Turcotte‐Gosselin, Pierre Yves Turgeon, Alena Ikic, Jonathan Beaudoin, Philippe Joubert, Michelle Dubois, Pierre Voisine, Mario Sénéchal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2600