2015
Cardiac metabolomics and autopsy in a patient with early diffuse systemic sclerosis presenting with dyspnea: a case report
Frech TM, Revelo MP, Ryan JJ, Shah AA, Gordon J, Domsic R, Hant F, Assassi S, Shanmugam VK, Hinchcliff M, Steen V, Khanna D, Bernstein EJ, Cox J, Luem N, Drakos S. Cardiac metabolomics and autopsy in a patient with early diffuse systemic sclerosis presenting with dyspnea: a case report. Journal Of Medical Case Reports 2015, 9: 136. PMID: 26055398, PMCID: PMC4469401, DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0587-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse systemic sclerosisSystemic sclerosisCardiac deathCase reportTissue metabolomicsEarly diffuse systemic sclerosisCardiac magnetic resonance imagingRight heart catheterizationPulmonary function testsCaucasian female patientSystemic sclerosis pathogenesisMagnetic resonance imagingRenal crisisHeart catheterizationCase presentationADigital ulcerationFemale patientsFunction testsSkin thickeningRare diseaseDisease pathogenesisHigh mortalityResonance imagingDyspneaSclerosis
2013
Assessment of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Lee D, Sarnari R, Benefield B, Aquino A, Carr J, Varga J, Hinchcliff M, Wu E, Shah S. Assessment of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2013, 15: e121. PMCID: PMC3559286, DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-15-s1-e121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac magnetic resonance imagingDiffuse myocardial fibrosisMagnetic resonance imagingSystemic sclerosisMyocardial fibrosisResonance imagingSclerosisFibrosis