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FRONTIERS IN MEDICAL CASE REPORTS - Volume 2; Issue 3, (May-Jun, 2021)

Pages: 1-07

Cardiac Complication in A Woman with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

Chen Yiwen , Xia Shudong

Category: Medical Case Reports

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Abstract:

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare condition characterized by the presence of high-titer autoantibodies anti-U1 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) which symptoms are overlapped and varied. MCTD presentation in heart is not typical. Patients with cardiac complication may present with ventricular hypertrophy, abnormal heart conduction and pericarditis. We herein report a rare presentation of MCTD in a 62-year-old woman who had prominent cardiac symptoms. Echocardiogram demonstrated right ventricular enlargement, slight pericardial effusion, Holter ECG monitoring revealed cardiac arrhythmia. The patient was given methylprednisolone, Lei Gongteng, mycophenolate mofetil and recovery was apparent.

Keywords: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Pericardial Effusion, Ventricular Enlargement

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DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.47746/FMCR.2021.2306