Inflammatory activation occurs in nearly all forms of myocardial injury. In contrast,
inflammatory cardiomyopathies refer to a diverse group of disorders in which inflammation of …

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, which may occur in isolation or
as part of systemic infectious/immune/autoimmune conditions, characterized by vast …

Systemic immune-mediated diseases (SIDs) include autoimmune and autoinflammatory
diseases (AD) affecting at least two-organ systems. 1 Autoinflammatory diseases refer to a …

Primary cardiac involvement, which develops as a direct consequence of systemic sclerosis
(SSc), may manifest as myocardial damage, fibrosis of the conduction system, pericardial …

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

Abstract Purpose of Review In this paper we will review the modern diagnostic approach to
patients with clinically suspected myocarditis as well as the treatment modalities and …

Background Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with a variable
phenotype including heart failure, arrhythmias and pulmonary hypertension. The aim of the …

Abstract Objective. Cardiac disease in SSc can manifest in various ways and is associated
with a poor prognosis. There is little evidence on how best to detect and manage cardiac …

Registry data worldwide indicate an overall female predominance for pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH) of 2–4 over men. Genetic predisposition accounts for only 1–5% of PAH …

Objectives Cardiac rhythm disturbances constitute the most frequent cardiovascular cause of
death in SSc. However, electrocardiographic findings are not a part of risk stratification in …