[Cardiac sarcoidosis -- own experiences].
Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis may be incidentally discovered without any symptoms of the disease. When undiagnosed and untreated it is potentially fatal. Although there is no recommended strategy for the diagnosis, the introduction of newer technology is promising and may be useful for early diagnosis of sarcoid heart disease and for the evaluation of response to therapy. We present a case of 53-years old woman, with asymptomatic cardiac arrhythmias and x-ray chest picture changes without any respiratory symptoms. Further assessment and the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging allowed a diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis to be made.
Martusewicz-Boros
Magdalena
M
III Klinika Chorób Płuc, Instytut Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w Warszawie. m.martusewicz@gmail.com
Wiatr
Elzbieta
E
Piotrowska-Kownacka
Dorota
D
Tomkowski
Witold
W
Roszkowski-Sliz
Kazimierz
K
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media; D011239:Prednisolone; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA