Myocardial fibrosis detected by magnetic resonance in systemic sclerosis patients - Relationship with biochemical and echocardiography parameters

Asymptomatic heart involvement is common in SSc patients and includes focal and diffuse myocardial fibrosis. GDF-15 and galectin-3 were positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis parameters. Future outcome studies must show whether measurement of GDF-15 and galectin-3 in SSC patients might be may be useful in clinical practice.