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The cardiac magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of cardiac Raynaud phenomenon in a patient with systemic sclerosis: case report and review of literature

Silvia QuartaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit-Scleroderma Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Nicola GaleaDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Pathology and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Antonietta GiganteDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit-Scleroderma Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Antonella RomanielloDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Cardiology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Edoardo RosatoDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit-Scleroderma Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Iacopo CarboneDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Pathology and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Pages 251-255 | Received 10 Sep 2015, Accepted 16 Dec 2015, Published online: 06 Jan 2016

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