An magnetic resonance imaging-pathology correlation case report of cardiac sarcoidosis mimicking arrhythmogenic biventricular cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a granulomatous disease that can manifest as conduction defects, ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure. The diagnosis of CS is inherently difficult due to variable presentations; as such, endomyocardial biopsy is often required but lacks sensitivity due to patchy myocardial involvement. Moreover, the diagnostic criteria of CS and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy overlap, particularly in right-side dominant or biventricular presentations, which further complicates an already challenging differential diagnosis.

Case summary

A 53-year-old man with no prior chronic medical conditions presented with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. He was found to have biventricular cardiomyopathy and late gado

SUBMITTER: Kim BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328533 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature