Acute heart failure and rhabdomyolysis: a clue for the diagnosis of polymyositis with cardiac involvement
Polymyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, characterized by proximal muscle weakness and sometimes extramuscular manifestations. We report the case of a 51-year-old male, with history of complete heart block, which required pacemaker implantation, and subsequently heart failure, presenting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Reumatismo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/924 |