MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four patients with systemic sclerosis were selected for
this study. Patients with known pulmonary hypertension, myocardial or renal involvement …

To investigate cardiopulmonary function in progressive systemic sclerosis with diffuse
scleroderma, we studied 26 patients with maximal exercise and redistribution thallium …

Myocardial function and perfusion were evaluated in 22 patients with progressive systemic
sclerosis with the CREST syndrome using exercise and radionuclide techniques, pulmonary …

Twenty-eight patients with wide spectrum organ involvement of progressive systemic
sclerosis but without signs or symptoms suggestive of cardiac involvement were studied by …

Sixteen patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), including 3 with the
“CREST”(calcinosis, Raynaud's, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and/or …

Echocardiography was used to determine the incidence and severity of cardiac lesions in 20
patients with progressive systemic sclerosis. Abnormal findings were recorded in 14 (70%) …

The aim of this study is to investigate systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients without clinically
evident heart disease for cardiac abnormalities. SSc patients and age-and sex-matched …

Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a generalized disorder of connective tissue
characterized by inflammatory, fibrotic, and degenerative changes and accompanied by …

OBJECTIVE: To assess left ventricular diastolic function in patients with systemic sclerosis
(SSc) and to verify if a" primary" diastolic dysfunction might exist. METHODS: In total 124 …

This study investigated cardiac disorders in 25 patients with diagnoses of progressive
systemic sclerosis based on the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology. All were …