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== | ==Overview== | ||
Severe complications from Progressive Systemic Scleroderma ([[Scleroderma]]) can include: | |||
*Untreated high blood pressure that strains the heart | |||
*irregular heart rhythm | |||
*enlargement of the heart, which leads to heart failure. | |||
It's generally thought cardiac disease is a major cause of death from scleroderma, or that it often contributes to death. Conduction abnormalities, [[myocardial]] and [[pericardial disease]] disease may also be common. | |||
==Pathology== | |||
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Overview
Severe complications from Progressive Systemic Scleroderma (Scleroderma) can include:
- Untreated high blood pressure that strains the heart
- irregular heart rhythm
- enlargement of the heart, which leads to heart failure.
It's generally thought cardiac disease is a major cause of death from scleroderma, or that it often contributes to death. Conduction abnormalities, myocardial and pericardial disease disease may also be common.
Pathology
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