Myocardial sarcoidosis: a review.
Although, the diagnosis of myocardial sarcoidosis is difficult to establish clinically, the heart may be involved at autopsy in upto a third of cases of sarcoidosis. Cardiac sarcoidosis may remain occult, may present with arrhythmia, or may even cause sudden death. In order to avoid a diagnostic oversight, sarcoid heart disease should be considered in any patient with unexplained heart block, cardiac arrhythmia, or heart failure.
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Sarcoidosis Clinic, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.
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D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy