Silent myocarditis in systemic sclerosis detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance using Lake Louise criteria

Silent myocarditis in systemic sclerosis detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance using Lake Louise criteria

Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by microvascular abnormalities, inflammation and fibrosis. We hypothesized that myocarditis may be diagnosed in asymptomatic SSc, undergoing routine cardio-vascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for fibrosis assessment, u...

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Main Authors: Sophie Mavrogeni, Loukia Koutsogeorgopoulou, Georgia Karabela, Efthymios Stavropoulos, Gikas Katsifis, John Raftakis, Sotiris Plastiras, Michel Noutsias, George Markousis-Mavrogenis, Genovefa Kolovou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Systemic sclerosis
Myocarditis
Myocardial fibrosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-017-0619-x

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