DIAGNOSING CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS: FINDING THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)33398-4
Abstract: The Expert Consensus Recommendations on Criteria for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis (CS) require histological evidence of non-caseating granulomas. However, the disease's patchy myocardial involvement limits the diagnostic yield of blind endomyocardial biopsies (EMB). A… read more here.
Keywords: sarcoidosis; cardiac sarcoidosis; finding needle; sarcoidosis finding ... See more keywords
Challenges in diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis: should we increase our index of suspicion?
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2020.1796053
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease involving the lungs in up to 90% of cases; however, 30% of patients will have systemic sarcoidosis, including involvement of the heart. Cardiac sarcoidosis can affect any part of… read more here.
Keywords: challenges diagnosing; diagnosing cardiac; sarcoidosis increase; sarcoidosis ... See more keywords