Key result
Induction therapy with cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone led to complete recovery, including an ejection fraction of 60% at 6 months, in a 22-year-old woman with lupus myocarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
Cardiogenic shock and acute myocarditis can be rare but life-threatening initial presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus, and timely immunosuppressive therapy can lead to complete cardiac and renal recovery.
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May support aggressive immunosuppression in lupus myocarditis with shock; leaves open generalizability pending controlled studies.
Baquero et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus presenting with cardiogenic shock (n=1). Cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone was evaluated on Clinical and organ recovery. Induction therapy with cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone led to complete recovery, including an ejection fraction of 60% at 6 months, in a 22-year-old woman with lupus myocarditis.
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