| Abstract | Myocardial involvement in sarcoidosis occurs in about 27% of patients. Clinical manifestations include ventricular arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, and sudden death. Diagnosis requires clinical suspicion and may be supported by electrocardiography, echocardiography, thallium imaging, gallium-67 scanning, and myocardial biopsy. Steroids seem to be beneficial in the treatment of myocardial sarcoidosis. Those who do not respond to medical treatment may benefit from cardiac transplantation. |
| Authors | R L Shammas, A Movahed
(Affiliation: Department of Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4354.)
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| Journal | Clinical cardiology
(Clin Cardiol)
Vol. 16
Issue 6
Pg. 462-72
(Jun 1993)
ISSN: 0160-9289 UNITED STATES |
| PMID | 8358879
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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| Topics |
- Biopsy
- Cardiomyopathies
(diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
- Endocardium
(pathology)
- Humans
- Myocardium
(pathology)
- Prognosis
- Sarcoidosis
(diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
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