Sarcoidosis and the heart: A review of the literature

Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystem disorder without any defined etiology. Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is detected in 2-7% of patients with sarcoidosis and more than 20% of the cases of sarcoidosis are clinically silent. Cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis (SS) and isolated cardiac sarcoidosis...

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Published inIntractable & Rare Diseases Research Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 170 - 180
Main Authors Ipek, Emrah, Demirelli, Selami, Ermis, Emrah, Inci, Sinan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement 01.11.2015
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cardiac involvement
diagnosis
Review
Sarcoidosis
treatment
treatment
diagnosis
Sarcoidosis
cardiac involvement
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Summary:Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystem disorder without any defined etiology. Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is detected in 2-7% of patients with sarcoidosis and more than 20% of the cases of sarcoidosis are clinically silent. Cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis (SS) and isolated cardiac sarcoidosis (iCS) are associated with arrhythmia and severe heart failure (HF) and have a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis of CS and prompt initiation of corticosteroid therapy with or without other immunosuppressants is crucial. Electrocardiography, Holter monitoring, and Doppler echocardiography with speckle tracking imaging can serve as the initial steps to diagnosis of CS. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) are promising techniques for both diagnosis and follow-up of CS. This review discusses the main aspects of cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis.
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ISSN:2186-3644
2186-361X
DOI:10.5582/irdr.2015.01023