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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug;61(4):296-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2010.07.009. Epub 2010 Aug 3.

[Cardiac involvement in polymyositis]

[Article in French]
M B Romdhane  1 , A Mahdhaoui, M B Khelifa, A Lagren, S E Hajri, H Bouraoui, B Trimeche, N Ghannouchi, G Jeridi, F Bahri
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[Cardiac involvement in polymyositis]

[Article in French]
M B Romdhane et al. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Cardiovascular involvement in polymyositis constitutes a major cause of death. However, the cardiac location is rarely symptomatic and does not usually represent the principle clinical feature at the time of the initial presentation. We present here an unusual case of polymyositis with severe and polymorph cardiac disturbances that predominant the muscular signs.

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