[A comprehensive study of heart function in patients with systemic scleroderma].

The data of instrumental studies in 43 patients with systemic scleroderma were compared to the clinical picture, which made it possible to specify the character and to reveal new regularities of heart lesions in patients with the above disease. The instrumental research methods, echo- and polycardiography in particular, allow an objective control of heart lesions in systemic scleroderma which should be specified in making the diagnosis and in the course of the follow-up of patients.