The Skin and Disorders of the Heart

Sonja Molin, Thomas Ruzicka

Overview

There are several diseases in which both cardiac and skin involvement may be found. Most of these are part of a syndrome or are systemic disorders affecting other organs as well. This chapter focuses on the skin signs of cardiac diseases and hereditary syndromes involving the heart, and skin and cardiac involvement in dermatoses or systemic diseases with cutaneous features.
Keywords heart, cardiac involvement, cutaneous signs of heart disease, skin and heart, hereditary syndromes

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