Cardiac sarcoidosis: two cases with ventricular tachycardia and review of cardiac involvement in sarcoid

CE Wilkins, T Barron, MG Lowrimore… - Texas Heart Institute …, 1985 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patients with significant cardiac sarcoidosis are at increased risk of sudden death from
ventricular dysrhythmias or conduction disturbances. We report two patients whose initial …

The time bomb of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis: Is it ticking?

MA Judson - International Journal of Cardiology, 2022 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is the first or second most common cause of death from
sarcoidosis [1]. Unlike other sarcoidosis-related deaths that occur after a prolonged clinical …

Myocardial sarcoidosis: a review.

GS Flora, OP Sharma - Sarcoidosis, 1989 - europepmc.org
Although, the diagnosis of myocardial sarcoidosis is difficult to establish clinically, the heart
may be involved at autopsy in upto a third of cases of sarcoidosis. Cardiac sarcoidosis may …

Comparison of Prognosis in Isolated Versus Systemic Manifestations of Cardiac Sarcoidosis

S Mactaggart, R Ahmed - Current Problems in Cardiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Isolated cardiac sarcoidosis (iCS) is a poorly understood and under-recognised
entity. Previous research has postulated that those with iCS have worsened outcomes …

The diagnostic dilemma of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis

Y Yazaki - Internal Medicine, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology involving various organs
including the heart. Cardiac involvement is one of the important prognostic factors in patients …

Sarcoid heart disease—results of follow-up investigations

H Schaedel, D Kirsten, A Schmidt… - European heart …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
Abstract 52 patients thought to have sarcoid heart involvement have been followed up. By
administration of a standardized glucocorticoid therapy we demonstrated improvement of …

How to diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis?

M Doubková, R Panovský - Vnitrni Lekarstvi, 2018 - europepmc.org
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that can affect any
organ including the heart. Clinical manifestations of heart disease are seen in about 5% of …

Pathophysiology and clinical management of cardiac sarcoidosis

N Hamzeh, DA Steckman, WH Sauer… - Nature reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Cardiac sarcoidosis is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by formation of
granulomas in the heart, resulting in conduction disturbances, atrial and ventricular …

Cardiac sarcoidosis: a picture may be worth a thousand words, but do we need more?

AR Patel, N Rashedi - Journal of the American Heart Association, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
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[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of echocardiographic features suggesting cardiac sarcoidosis in patients with pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator

BJ Sun, PH Lee, HO Choi, JM Ahn, JS Seo… - Korean circulation …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Among 1,357 consecutive patients, 21 exhibited suggestive echocardiographic
findings (type 1/2= 15/6) with a mean ejection fraction of 37±11%. The prevalence was 1.2 …