title: A case of CREST syndrome associated with sick sinus syndrome.
abstract: Cardiac manifestations of the CREST syndrome or limited systemic sclerosis (ISSc) are very rare. We report a case of CREST syndrome associated with sick sinus syndrome. Histopathology of cardiac muscle revealed fibrotic changes, suggesting that such changes may be pathogenetically related to CREST syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inazumi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D017675:CREST Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology