title: Cardiac sarcoidosis.
abstract: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a rare and under-recognized clinical entity that requires a high level of suspicion and low threshold for screening in order to make the diagnosis. CS may manifest in a variety of ways, and its initial presentation can range from asymptomatic electrocardiographic abnormalities to overt heart failure to sudden cardiac death. The aim of this literature review is to provide a comprehensive overview of CS, with an emphasis on clinical manifestations and special diagnostic and management considerations, while highlighting recent studies that have provided new insights into this unique disease.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA, matthew.zipse@ucdenver.edu.
authors: Matthew M
authors: MM
authors: Zipse
authors: William H
authors: WH
authors: Sauer
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*