Gur H, Keren G, Averbuch M, Levo Y
Department of Medicine, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
J Rheumatol. 1988 Aug;15(8):1278-80.
Severe congestive cardiomyopathy is an uncommon complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe a patient with active SLE and a circulating anticoagulant. She presented with a rapidly progressive cardiomyopathy, complicated by an intracavitary thrombus and cerebral infarction. The course of the disease is described, with special emphasis on the usefulness of consecutive echocardiographic studies.
