Myocardial sarcoidosis. A case report.
A 63-year-old man with sarcoidosis developed recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias, intermittent heart block and congestive cardiac failure. Transvenous endomyocardial biopsy demonstrated sarcoid infiltration of the myocardium. Ventricular tachyarrhythmias were abolished with amiodarone and prednisone.
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology