Polimiositis y compromiso cardiaco.
Idiopathic myopathies are disorders characterized by inflammatory muscle damage. However, it has also been found that they may present significant muscle heart engagement, even with the development of heart failure. This is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in this group of patients. In th...
| Publicado en: | Acta Medica Colombiana Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 293 - 298 |
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Acta Medica Colombiana
jul-sep2014
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| Sumario: | Idiopathic myopathies are disorders characterized by inflammatory muscle damage. However, it has also been found that they may present significant muscle heart engagement, even with the development of heart failure. This is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in this group of patients. In this regard, the case of a 54 year old female patient with initial suspicion of acute coronary syndrome accompanied by polymyositis, chest pain and commitment of the ejection fraction, is presented. Las miopatías idiopáticas son enfermedades que se characterizan por cursar con una lesión muscular de tipo inflamatorio, sin embargo, también se ha encontrado que presentan compromiso del músculo cardiaco de forma importante, inclusive con desarrollo de falla cardiaca. Lo anterior constituye una causa frecuente de morbilidad y mortalidad en este grupo de pacientes. Al respecto, se presenta el caso de una paciente de 54 años con sospecha inicial de síndrome coronario agudo, quien cursó con polimiositis, dolor torácico y compromiso de la fracción de eyección. |
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