title: Advanced imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis.
abstract: Sarcoidosis with cardiac involvement is underdiagnosed and can put patients at risk of morbidity including conduction defects, arrhythmias and heart failure, as well as sudden cardiac death. In addition, cardiac sarcoidosis may have no clinical manifestations or non-specific presentation and diagnosis may be difficult on clinical criteria. Investigation for cardiac sarcoidosis should be considered in those with extra-cardiac sarcoidosis and cardiac findings as well as those under the age of 60 years presenting with atrioventricular block without a clear cause. Advanced imaging modalities including cardiac magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography may help in both the diagnosis and assessment of response to treatment for cardiac sarcoidosis. This ultimately may help to minimize associated adverse outcomes from this enigmatic disease.
authors.affiliation: National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada, cayoub@ottawaheart.ca.
authors.forename: Chadi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayoub
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Pablo B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Nery
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Birnie
authors.forename: Rob S B
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Beanlands
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*