title: Myopericarditis and Pericardial Effusion as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
abstract: Myopericarditis with a pericardial effusion as the initial presenting feature of SLE is uncommon. We report an unusual case of myopericarditis and pericardial effusion with subsequent heart failure, as the initial manifestation of SLE. The timely recognition and early steroid administration are imperative in SLE-related myopericarditis with cardiomyopathy to prevent the mortality associated with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Prema
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6993-4192
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bezwada
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quadri
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, 10 Nathan D Perlman Pl, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Ceasar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayala-Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Green