Meeting
Abstract Number: 470
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is very common. Despite the relative frequency of pericarditis and pericardial effusions which occur in more than 50% of SLE patients, cardiac tamponade is rare and is seen in less than 3%. Additionally, there have been no consistent reliable predictors of tamponade development in such patients. We report […]
Abstract Number: 673
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Pericardial effusion is relatively common in patients with uncontrolled hypothyroidism, but rarely, it progresses to cardiac tamponade. We describe a case of myxedema coma presenting with cardiac tamponade. Discussion: A 63-year-old African American morbidly obese lady with history of hypothyroidism presented with worsening dyspnea and unresponsiveness. Family reported that she is non-compliant […]