Sarcoidosis presenting with tachy- and brady-arrhythmias.
We describe a case report of a 49-year-old man admitted to a cardiology unit with a series of arrhythmias with no initially obvious aetiology. Further assessment and the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and histology allowed a diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis to be made. Cardiac sarcoidosis is a major cause of death in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is an additional diagnostic tool for this condition without ionizing radiation exposure.
Swanson
Neil
N
Department of Cardiology, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK. b.n.swanson@talk21.com
Goddard
Martin
M
McCann
Gerry
G
Ng
G André
GA
D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology