title: [Cardiac sarcoidosis].
abstract: Cardiac sarcoidosis induces heart failure death or sudden death in many cases and is thus often associated with a poor prognosis. In Japan 47-78% of sarcoidosis patients die of cardiac lesions. Early diagnosis is important in such cases, and a comprehensive judgment based on the endomyocardial biopsy, echocardiography and nuclear medicine examination findings should be made according to the 'Handbook of the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis'. Once a diagnosis is made the introduction of steroid therapy should be considered. Steroid administration should be conducted referring to the 'Guidelines to the Treatment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis'.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimoto
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone