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A swinging heart as complication of systemic lupus erythematosus

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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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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marita N. Nabibux

  2. Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Room 6D 120, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Pieter A. Dijkmans

  3. Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Ben A. C. Dijkmans

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Nabibux, M.N., Dijkmans, P.A. & Dijkmans, B.A.C. A swinging heart as complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Rheumatol 26, 825–826 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0340-0

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