A Unique Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Myocarditis Complicated by Plasmapheresis-Responsive Cardiogenic Shock

Carson Smith, MD; Maya Guglin, MD, PhD; Rachel E. Dougherty, MD; Roopa A. Rao, MBBS

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2020)

A Unique Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Myocarditis Complicated by Plasmapheresis-Responsive Cardiogenic Shock

Carson Smith, MD,
Maya Guglin, MD, PhD,
Rachel E. Dougherty, MD,
Roopa A. Rao, MBBS

Affiliations

Carson Smith, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Maya Guglin, MD, PhD: Division of Cardiology, Krannert Institute of Cardiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Rachel E. Dougherty, MD: Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Roopa A. Rao, MBBS: Division of Cardiology, Krannert Institute of Cardiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Roopa Rao, Division of Cardiology, Krannert Institute of Cardiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, 1801, N Senate Blvd, MPC II, Suite 2000, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 15
pp. 2376 – 2380

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A 25-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by biventricular failure with a history of multiple admissions presented with cardiogenic shock unresponsive to steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, cyclophosphamide, and required extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation. Left ventricular function eventually recovered after plasmapheresis. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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