Screening for cardiac sarcoidosis: diagnostic approach and long-term follow-up in a tertiary centre.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is associated with poor prognosis, making early diagnosis and treatment important. This study evaluated the results of a diagnostic approach in patients with known sarcoidosis and suspected cardiac involvement in a tertiary centre and their long-term outcomes.

Methods

We included 180 patients with sarcoidosis and a clinical suspicion of CS. In addition to an electrocardiogram (ECG)/transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) were performed in 66% and 37% of the patients, respectively. The diagnosis of CS was based on the Heart Rhythm Society criteria. Follow-up was performed, and a composite endpoint of sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation

SUBMITTER: van der Velde N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11757833 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature