Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Sheetal V. Mathai; Snehal Patel; Ulrich P. Jorde; Yogita Rochlani

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1057

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 18 (2022): Issue 2

By: Sheetal V. Mathai, Snehal Patel, Ulrich P. Jorde and Yogita Rochlani

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Submitted on: Nov 1, 2021

Accepted on: Jan 7, 2022

Published on: Mar 14, 2022

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Keywords:

cardiac sarcoidosis,

cardiac FDG-PET,

granulomatous myocarditis,

inflammatory cardiomyopathy

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