1. A swinging heart as complication of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Nabibux MN, Dijkmans PA, and Dijkmans BA
- Subjects
- Adult, Cardiac Tamponade diagnostic imaging, Female, Humans, Pericardial Effusion diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonography, Cardiac Tamponade etiology, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications, Pericardial Effusion etiology
- Abstract
Cardiac involvement is very common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus since 30 to 50% of all patients suffer from some sort of heart disease (Lahita, Textbook of rheumatology, 1997). Pericarditis is the most common form of involvement and occurs in 19 to 48% of patients (Lahita, Textbook of rheumatology, 1997). Pleural and/or pericardial pain can occur in any phase of the disease; however, pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade is rare (Lahita, Textbook of rheumatology, 1997; Lee et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science 12(1):75-77, 1997). We report such a case, illustrated by echocardiography.
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- 2007
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