Cardiac manifestations in systemic sclerosis
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[Systemic sclerosis--pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment].
Diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by diffuse fibrosis and vascular abnormalities in the skin and internal organs. Pathogenesis of SSc involves immunologic mechanisms, vascular damage and activation of fibroblasts. SSc varies in severity and progression; most patients eventually develop visceral complications, which are the usual causes of death...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1949-8462
DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i9.993