Ventricular fibrillation in myocardial sarcoidosis.
A 35 year old male with intractable ventricular fibrillation due to myocardial sarcoidosis is described. Myocardial involvement in patients with sarcoidosis is not uncommon. Since severe ventricular arrhythmias due to myocardial sarcoidosis are often refractory to conventional antiarrhythmic treatment, steroids should be tried.
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*