Cardiac involvement in polymyositis].

M B Romdhane, A Mahdhaoui, M B Khelifa, A Lagren, S E Hajri, H Bouraoui, B Trimeche, N Ghannouchi, G Jeridi, F Bahri

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Cardiovascular involvement in polymyositis constitutes a major cause of death. However, the cardiac location is rarely symptomatic and does not usually represent the principle clinical feature at the time of the initial presentation. We present here an unusual case of polymyositis with severe and polymorph cardiac disturbances that predominant the muscular signs. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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M B Romdhane, A Mahdhaoui, M B Khelifa, A Lagren, S E Hajri, H Bouraoui, B Trimeche, N Ghannouchi, G Jeridi, F Bahri. Cardiac involvement in polymyositis]. Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie. 2012 Aug;61(4):296-8