International journal of rheumatic diseases
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Review Multicenter Study
Cardiac tamponade and severe pericardial effusion in systemic sclerosis: report of nine patients and review of the literature.
To describe the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) developing severe pericardial effusion or cardiac tamponade. ⋯ Although cardiac tamponade or severe pericardial effusion is an infrequent complication in SSc patients, it can be the first manifestation of disease associated with the diffuse cutaneous subset. No specific treatment for this complication is known.