Acute heart failure and rhabdomyolysis: a clue for the diagnosis of polymyositis with cardiac involvement

Acute heart failure and rhabdomyolysis: a clue for the diagnosis of polymyositis with cardiac involvement

Polymyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, characterized by proximal muscle weakness and sometimes extramuscular manifestations. We report the case of a 51-year-old male, with history of complete heart block, which required pacemaker implantation, and subsequently heart failure, presenting...

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Main Authors: P. Pinto-Lopes, L. Carneiro-Leão, R. Morais, J. Pinheiro, A. Vieira Lopes, P. Bettencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-08-01
Series:Reumatismo
Subjects:
Inflammatory myopathies
Polymyositis
Rhabdomyolysis
Heart involvement
Acute heart failure.
Online Access:http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/924

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