Systemic Sclerosis as a Challenge for Heart Transplantation: A Case Report

Joanna Śliwka1, Szymon Pawlak1, Agnieszka Kuczaj2

  • 1Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.

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Summary

Systemic sclerosis with severe heart failure can be treated with heart transplantation. Careful patient selection and immunosuppression are key for successful outcomes in this challenging autoimmune disease.