Volume 33, Nº 3, Maio e Junho 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5935/2359-4802.20190069
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Complete Atrioventricular Block and Cardiopulmonary Involvement in Rapidly Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
Eduarda Cal Viegas
Diane Xavier de Ávila
Eduardo Nani Silva
Luís Otávio Cardoso Mocarzel
Ronaldo Altenburg Gismondi
Figure 1 - 12-lead ECG showing CAVB.
Abstract
The heart and lung are target organs in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and similar symptoms (dyspnea and cough) may make the differential diagnosis between the two lesions difficult. In addition, complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) is a rare complication of this disease. This case report is about a patient with SSc and pulmonar fibrosis who was admitted to the emergency room with CAVB, heart failure (HF) and progressive worsening of the underlying disease.
Keywords: Heart Failure; Atrioventricular Block; Scleroderma, Systemic; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Pulmonary Fibrosis.
