Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of hemodynamically significant pericardial effusions in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Echocardiographic-guided pericardiocentesis was found to be safe and efficacious in treating 11 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had hemodynamically significant pericardial effusions. These patients tended to present early in their disease course, and men were more often affected.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2003-12, Vol.92 (11), p.1370-1372
Hauptverfasser:	Cauduro, Sanderson A., Moder, Kevin G., Tsang, Teresa S.M., Seward, James B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Drug therapy Echocardiography Female Hemodynamics Humans Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pericardial Effusion - diagnostic imaging Pericardial Effusion - etiology Pericardial Effusion - therapy Pericardiocentesis Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Echocardiographic-guided pericardiocentesis was found to be safe and efficacious in treating 11 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had hemodynamically significant pericardial effusions. These patients tended to present early in their disease course, and men were more often affected.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.036