Highlights that cardiac tamponade, though rare, can be an initial and hemodynamically significant manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Prompt evaluation for tamponade is warranted in unstable SLE patients; extends case awareness but leaves incidence and management open.
Clinical manifestations of pericardial disease may precede other signs and symptoms associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. Although pericardial effusion is one of the most common cardiac problems in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, haemodynamically significant effusions manifesting as cardiac tamponade are rare and require prompt diagnosis and treatment.
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