| Abstract | Cardiac sarcoid is a rare and frequently fatal disease. We report a case of isolated cardiac sarcoid diagnosed during elective cardiac surgery. Although this patient presented with a history that was consistent with sarcoid heart disease, diagnosis is challenging when there is no other organ involvement with sarcoid. The patient was successfully treated with steroids and 8 years later remains clinically free of sarcoidosis. |
| Authors | Morgan L Brown, Guy Reeder, K Krishnan Unni, Charles Mullany
(Affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA.)
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| Journal | Heart, lung & circulation
(Heart Lung Circ)
Vol. 16
Issue 4
Pg. 315-7
(Aug 2007)
ISSN: 1443-9506 Australia |
| PMID | 17254847
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Topics |
- Adult
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cardiomyopathies
(diagnosis, etiology, pathology, surgery)
- Echocardiography
- Female
- Humans
- Intraoperative Period
- Sarcoidosis
(complications, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
- Stroke Volume
- Surgical Procedures, Elective
- Ventricular Dysfunction
(diagnosis, surgery)
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