title: Lupus myopericarditis as a preceding stressor for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We describe herein a 61-year-old African American woman who presented with takotsubo cardiomyopathy preceded by lupus myopericarditis. The case highlights the importance of the association between pericarditis and takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This new stressor adds to the existing evidence that these two entities may coexist and do not have to be mutually exclusive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Lovely
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Nauman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kluger
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Spodick