[Cardiovascular manifestations in progressive systemic sclerosis].
We studied 20 consecutive patients with progressive systemic sclerosis from the cardiological point of view through non invasive methods. Sixteen (80%) patients had some kind of cardiovascular complications as shown by any of the used methods. a)


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fourteen (70%) referred some type of cardiac symptoms. b)


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eleven (55%) had an abnormal cardiac examination and 10 (50%) had arterial hypertension. c) Electrocardiogram: sixteen (80%) were abnormal. Among them, three cases (15%) had bifascicular block, complication considered up till now as rare. d) Cardiac X Ray Series: Fourteen (70%) were abnormal mainly due to pulmonary fibrosis (55%). e) Echocardiogram: 45% of them showed some kind of abnormality.
Badui
E
E
Robles
E
E
Hernández
C
C
García Rubí
D
D
Mintz
G
G
D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*
Manifestaciones cardiovasculares en la esclerosis sistémica progresiva.