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  • Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect various organs, including the heart, leading to issues like arrhythmias and heart failure.
  • Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) poses diagnostic and treatment challenges, as it's often difficult to identify and manage.
  • The article discusses a case of a patient with pulmonary sarcoidosis who developed congestive heart failure due to severe mitral regurgitation and reviews existing research on CS and mitral regurgitation.

Article Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous inflammatory disease that may involve multiple organ systems, including the heart. Cardiac manifestations are not rare and include atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, congestive heart failure, valvular dysfunction, pericarditis, and sudden death. Although, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This article describes a case of a patient with a history of pulmonary sarcoidosis who presented with congestive heart failure, on the basis of severe mitral regurgitation secondary to cardiac infiltration and summarizes the published evidence regarding CS and mitral regurgitation.

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