Ten Questions Cardiologists Should Be Able to Answer About Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Case-Based Approach and Contemporary Review.

ABSTRACT: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory multisystemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by the formation of noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Cardiac sarcoidosis might be life-threatening and its diagnosis and treatment remain a challenge nowadays. The aim of this review is to provide an updated overview of cardiac sarcoidosis and, through 10 practical clinical questions and real-life challenging case scenarios, summarize the main clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, imaging findings, and contemporary treatment.

SUBMITTER: Lemay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8129447 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature