title: Cardiac sarcoidosis: contemporary review.
abstract: Cardiac sarcoidosis can occur in up to 25% of patients with sarcoidosis in other organ systems and may present with conduction abnormalities, ventricular arrhythmias, or heart failure. This review will summarize the state of current knowledge and key questions that remain to be answered. Because cardiac sarcoidosis is a rare, complex disease, the most meaningful research will include interdisciplinary, multicenter collaborations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Jordana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kron
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ellenbogen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: cardiac sarcoidosis; heart failure; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; sudden death; ventricular tachycardia