title: Intraoperative diagnosis of isolated cardiac sarcoid.
abstract: Cardiac sarcoid is a rare and frequently fatal disease. We report a case of isolated cardiac sarcoid diagnosed during elective cardiac surgery. Although this patient presented with a history that was consistent with sarcoid heart disease, diagnosis is challenging when there is no other organ involvement with sarcoid. The patient was successfully treated with steroids and 8 years later remains clinically free of sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA.
authors.forename: Morgan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reeder
authors.forename: K Krishnan
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Unni
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mullany
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery