Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Myopericarditis with Acute Heart Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review

Acutely decompensated dilated cardiomyopathy in a middle-aged patient without the typical risk factor profile presents a clinical dilemma. While cardiomyopathy is a known aspect of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), initial clinical presentation as decompensated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is exce...

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Main Authors: Richard Jesse Durrance, Malahat Movahedian, Worku Haile, Katerina Teller, Richard Pinsker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6173276