Myocardial sarcoidosis

Systemic sarcoidosis frequently involves the heart and is usually diagnosed at autopsy, often as a single granuloma. An extensive review of the literature was prompted by a very interesting clinical problem of etiology in the frequent syncope and Stokes-Adams attacks in an otherwise apparently healt...

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Published inCirculation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 67 - 71
Main Authors PEACOCK, R A, LIPPSCHUTZ, E J, LUKAS, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1957
Subjects
Heart Diseases - pathology
Humans
Medical Records
Myocardium
Sarcoidosis
HEART DISEASES/pathology
SARCOIDOSIS/case reports
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Summary:Systemic sarcoidosis frequently involves the heart and is usually diagnosed at autopsy, often as a single granuloma. An extensive review of the literature was prompted by a very interesting clinical problem of etiology in the frequent syncope and Stokes-Adams attacks in an otherwise apparently healthy young girl. The pathologic findings and therapeutic dilemmas are reviewed in detail.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.16.1.67