Sarcoidosis is an immune-mediated, inflammatory, non-caseating-granulomatous disease that can virtually infiltrate any organ. Cardiac sarcoidosis is a leading cause of death in patients with sarcoidosis. Its clinical presentation is highly heterogenous and unpredictable, ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening conduction disturbances, such as ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure. Herein, we report a case of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis presenting as sinus bradycardia with first-degree atrioventricular block and an episode of non-sustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a 42-year-old male with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. He was diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography with fluorodeoxyglucose and treated with oral prednisone.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9554836 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29067 | DOI Listing |
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