title: Cardiac transplant in young female patient diagnosed with diffuse systemic sclerosis.
abstract: Systemic sclerosis (SS) in a multifactorial and systemic, chronic, autoimmune disease that affects the connective tissue. We present this clinical case given the low prevalence of diffuse SS with early and progressive cardiac compromise in a young patient, and treatment with cardiac transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: guillo15@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bennasar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carlevaris
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Secco
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romanini
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mamani
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D045743:Scleroderma, Diffuse / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Esclerosis sistémica; Heart transplantation; Paciente joven; Systemic sclerosis; Trasplante cardíaco; Young patient