Cardiac sarcoidosis: a case report and review of the literature.
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.
del Cid
Mario R
MR
Internal Medicine Department, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Anand
Rishi G
RG
Sossaman
Gregory N
GN
Shah
Sangeeta B
SB
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology