Cardiac sarcoidosis

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2014 Aug;16(8):514. doi: 10.1007/s11886-014-0514-3.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / epidemiology
  • Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Failure / therapy
  • Humans
  • Sarcoidosis / complications
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoidosis / epidemiology
  • Sarcoidosis / therapy*