Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered the gold standard imaging
modality for myocardial tissue characterization. Elevated transverse relaxation time (T2) is …

Primary systemic sclerosis heart involvement (pSHI) is an important disease manifestation
that accounts for a significant proportion of systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated mortality. A …

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) involve multiple organs including the heart and
vasculature. Despite novel treatments, patients with ARDs still experience a reduced life …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) commonly affects patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is
associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality. PH is a heterogenous …

Aims Cardiovascular involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is heterogeneous and ill-
defined. This study aimed to:(i) discover cardiac phenotypes in SSc by cardiovascular …

Abstract Objectives Cardiac complications of SSc are a leading cause of SSc-associated
death. Cardiac imaging for identifying substrate abnormality may be useful in predicting risk …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by heterogeneous
changes involving numerous organs and systems. The currently available data indicate that …

Purpose Cardiac involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is increasingly recognized as a
mayor cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of present study is to investigate the early …

Objectives To explore the prognostic value of subclinical cardiovascular (CV) imaging
measures and serum cardiac biomarkers in systemic sclerosis (SSc) for the development of …

Background We evaluated the prevalence of myocardial involvement by native T1 and T2
mapping, the diagnostic performance of mapping in addition to conventional Lake Louise …