Echocardiographic evidence of posteromedial hypokinesis of the left ventricle in relation to mitral regurgitation in cardiac sarcoidosis.
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.
Katsouras
Christos S
CS
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, University Campus, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. cskats@yahoo.com
Leontaridou
Christina
C
Achenbach
Kirstin
K
Maglaras
George
G
Vassiliou
Miltiadis P
MP
Kolettis
Theophilos
T
Goudevenos
John A
JA
Michalis
Lampros K
LK
Constantopoulos
Stavros H
SH
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*