An autopsy case of cardiac sarcoidosis with refractory ventricular tachycardia.
A case of cardiac sarcoidosis with refractory ventricular tachycardia is presented. This case was followed up for 6 years and was autopsied. The cephalad portion of the interventricular septum and the right ventricular outflow tract were markedly thinned, and sarcoid granulomas were also found in the lung.
Takahashi
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
Fukuta
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Hamamoto
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Yoshinaga
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Kohtoku
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Ono
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Matsuzaki
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Kusukawa
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D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography