title: Cardiac sarcoidosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Massive pericardial effusion is rarely the sole clinical presenting symptom of sarcoidosis. Herein we report a case of recurrent pericardial effusions requiring surgical intervention secondary to sarcoidosis. A review of the literature regarding the prevalence/histopathology, the role of endomyocardial biopsy, the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and the utility of steroid based treatments in the management of cardiac sarcoidosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Mario R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: del Cid
authors.forename: Rishi G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Gregory N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Sossaman
authors.forename: Sangeeta B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology