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Cardiac sarcoidosis: Case presentation and Review of the literature Cover

Cardiac sarcoidosis: Case presentation and Review of the literature

Open Access
|Mar 2019

Abstract

Cardiac sarcoidosis usually occurs in the context of systemic disease; however, isolated cardiac involvement can occur in up to 25% of cases and tends to be clinically silent. When symptoms are present, they are often nonspecific and occasionally fatal, representing a diagnostic challenge. A high index of clinical suspicion and the integration of appropriate imaging, laboratory, and pathologic findings is always required. Treatment aims to control the systemic inflammatory condition while preventing further cardiac damage. However, even with adequate diagnosis and treatment strategies, prognosis remains poor. We describe the case of a patient who presented with cardiac symptoms, whose initial examination was unrevealing. Diagnosis was made retrospectively based on later systemic manifestations that revealed characteristic sarcoidosis findings.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 13
Submitted on: Sep 11, 2018
Published on: Mar 28, 2019
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 Natalia Chamorro-Pareja, Julian A. Marin-Acevedo, Răzvan M. Chirilă, published by N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
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