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Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Abnormal left ventricular function

Inability of the left ventricle to perform its normal physiologic function. Failure is either due to an inability to contract the left ventricle or the inability to relax completely and fill with blood during diastole.

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PMID (PMCID)
10952160	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Hepatitis C virus infection in a patient with dermatomyositis and left ventricular dysfunction.
	Nakamura K, Matsumori A, Kusano KF, Banba K, Taniyama M, Nakamura Y, Morita H, Matsubara H, Yamanari H, Ohe T. Jpn Circ J. 2000;64(8):617-8.
	HCV infection may have contributed to the left ventricular dysfunction in this patient with dermatomyositis.