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Review
. 2017 Sep 1;56(suppl_5):v12-v16.
doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex198.

Points to consider when doing a trial primarily involving the heart

Yannick Allanore  1 , Oliver Distler  2 , Ulrich A Walker  3 , Dinesh Khanna  4 , Daniel E Furst  5 , Christophe Meune  6
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Review

Points to consider when doing a trial primarily involving the heart

Yannick Allanore et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). .

Abstract

Cardiac involvement contributes to the severity of SSc and should carefully be investigated and managed in SSc patients. Although it is commonly sub-clinical, once symptomatic it has a poor prognosis. Several complementary tools (circulating biomarkers, electrocardiography, echocardiography, scintigraphy or MRI) allow the assessment of all the various cardiac structures (endocardium, myocardium and pericardium) and heart function. Treatment remains empirical but cardiac trials in SSc can add data to the treatment of this complication.

Keywords: arrhythmia; cardiac fibrosis; heart; heart failure; myocarditis; pericarditis; systemic sclerosis.

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