title: Echocardiographic evidence of posteromedial hypokinesis of the left ventricle in relation to mitral regurgitation in cardiac sarcoidosis.
abstract: We describe herein the case of a 49-year-old female patient with pulmonary sarcoidosis (stage II) with cardiac manifestation. This consisted of systolic dysfunction without dilatation of the left ventricle and severe mitral insufficiency, possibly due to thinning of the posteromedial left ventricular free wall, based on our echocardiographic observations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, University Campus, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. cskats@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Katsouras
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leontaridou
authors.forename: Kirstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Achenbach
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maglaras
authors.forename: Miltiadis P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vassiliou
authors.forename: Theophilos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kolettis
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goudevenos
authors.forename: Lampros K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Michalis
authors.forename: Stavros H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Constantopoulos
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*; D013599:Systole; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*