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Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2011
Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis is not always associated with a wide spread of disease, but when present, has been linked with a relatively poor prognosis. This review will delve into new genetic associations, recently reported clinical manifestations and complementary radiographic tools that aid with diagnosis and follow-up.Clinical manifestations,
Srichai, Monvadi B., Addrizzo-Harris, Doreen J., Friedman, Kent   +2 more
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Infliximab Treatment of Refractory Cardiac Sarcoidosis

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis is challenging, as the disease can be refractory to traditional treatment with steroids. Infliximab, a tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor, has been reportedly used in cardiac sarcoidosis, but published evidence is limited.
Majid Asawaeer, MD, Benjamin Widener, MD, Varda Singhal, MBBS, Matthew J. DeVries, MD, Debra J. Romberger, MD, Alan R. Erickson, MD, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Comparative evaluation of 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG for detecting cardiac and extra-cardiac thoracic involvement in patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis

EJNMMI Research, 2017
Background 18F-FDG PET has been used in sarcoidosis for diagnosis and determination of the extent of the disease. However, assessing inflammatory lesions in cardiac sarcoidosis using 18F-FDG can be challenging because it accumulates physiologically in ...
Takashi Norikane, Yuka Yamamoto, Yukito Maeda, Takahisa Noma, Hiroaki Dobashi, Yoshihiro Nishiyama   +5 more
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Concurrent cardiac sarcoidosis and obstructive sleep apnea presenting as arrhythmias

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Background Cardiac involvement is a rare and potentially fatal presentation of sarcoidosis. Obstructive sleep apnea may complicate sarcoidosis. Case presentation We report a case of a sarcoidosis patient with cardiac involvement presenting with ...
Foteini Malli, Fotini Bardaka, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Zoe Daniil   +3 more
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Severe cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest due to fulminant cardiac sarcoidosis: a case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background Cardiac sarcoidosis is found to occur in approximately 5% of patients with sarcoidosis. Its presentation can typically range from complete heart block to ventricular arrhythmias.
Teja Chakrala, Roshni O. Prakash, Anshul Jain, R. Ashton Vautier, Sahil Prasada, Mohammed Al-Ani, Mustafa M. Ahmed   +6 more
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Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with Sarcoidosis admitted for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the United States: A propensity matched analysis from the National Inpatient Sample

Archives of Medical Science: Atherosclerotic Diseases
Introduction Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterised by non-caseating granulomas. Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) normally causes conduction abnormalities, ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure.
Raheel Ahmed, Noem Najam, Kamleshun Ramphul, Sebastian Mactaggart, Mansimran Singh Dulay, Joseph Okafor, Alessia Azzu, Maham Bilal, Rahat A Memon, Hemamalini Sakthivel, Rajdeep Khattar, Athol Umfrey Wells, John Arun Baksi, Kshama Wechalekar, Vasilis Kouranos, Anwar Chahal, Rakesh Sharma   +16 more
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Cardiac sarcoidosis: Two case reports

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
The clinical presentation of cardiac sarcoidosis is variable. We report two cases of cardiac sarcoidosis to highlight the varied clinical presentations and diagnostic challenges in our setting, and encourage the consideration of sarcoidosis as a ...
Jane Sandra Afriyie‐Mensah, Felix Razak Awindaogo, Emmanuella Naa Deeidei Tagoe, Harold Ayetey   +3 more
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Palpitations as a presenting feature of multisystem sarcoidosis

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2017
Introduction: Sarcoidosis is described as a systemic condition characterized by non-caseating granulomas in multiple organs. In this report, we present an unusual manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis and review management strategies. Case presentation: A
Richie Manikat, Julieta Gilson, Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Koroush Khalighi   +3 more
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Cardiac manifestations of sarcoidosis

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction and purpose: Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multi-system inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Due to the varied clinical picture of patients, the diagnosis of the disease is complicated, especially when the heart is affected.The aim of this
Anna Gorajek, Małgorzata Kudan, Karolina Mikut   +2 more
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Diagnosis and Therapy of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Clinical Perspective

US Cardiology Review, 2019
Cardiac sarcoidosis, either as part of a systemic process or in its isolated form, is an important and increasingly recognized disorder. It is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, including sudden cardiac death.
Steven R Sigman
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