Cardiac sarcoidosis: phenotypes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

J Lehtonen, V Uusitalo, P Pöyhönen… - European heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) results from epithelioid cell granulomas infiltrating the myocardium
and predisposing to conduction disturbances, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and heart …

Management of cardiac sarcoidosis: a clinical consensus statement of the Heart Failure Association, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, the ESC …

R Sharma, V Kouranos, LT Cooper… - European heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a form of inflammatory cardiomyopathy associated with
significant clinical complications such as high-degree atrioventricular block, ventricular …

Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

RK Cheng, MM Kittleson, CJ Beavers, DH Birnie… - Circulation, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiac sarcoidosis is an infiltrative cardiomyopathy that results from granulomatous
inflammation of the myocardium and may present with high-grade conduction disease …

An international survey of current clinical practice in the treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis

A De Bortoli, DA Culver, J Kron, J Lehtonen… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a potentially serious form of infiltrative cardiomyopathy. Despite
scarce evidence, immunosuppressive treatment is generally recommended, but local …

Current uses and understanding of PET imaging in cardiac sarcoidosis

A Madiraju, A Bhattaru, T Pham… - American Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease with unclear etiology characterized by the accumulation of
noncaseating, immune granulomas in affected tissues. In cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), white …

Quantification of metabolic activity in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis

C Wiefels, K Boczar, D Birnie, R Beanlands… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disorder characterized by non-necrotizing granulomatous
inflammation and fibrosis affecting multiple organs, notably the lungs and lymph nodes …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac sarcoidosis: a comprehensive clinical review

A Vereckei, Z Besenyi, V Nagy, B Radics… - Reviews in …, 2024 - imrpress.com
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory multisystemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by
the formation of non-caseating granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ, predominantly …

Specific locations of myocardial inflammation and fibrosis are associated with higher risk of events in cardiac sarcoidosis

A Devesa, PM Robson, B Cangut, R Vazirani… - Heart Rhythm, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography
(PET)/magnetic resonance (MR) can identify inflammation and fibrosis, which are high-risk …

Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Updated Insights on Epidemiology and Diagnostic Criteria

G Santulli - American Journal of Cardiology, 2023 - ajconline.org
Cardiac sarcoidosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition characterized by the
formation of noncaseating granulomas in the myocardium. The diagnosis of cardiac …

Assessing the effect of repeat positron emission tomography imaging on treatment response and cardiovascular outcomes among a homogenously treated cohort of …

C Rojulpote, A Bhattaru, S Patil, SL Adams… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Serial positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is routinely used to monitor
treatment response in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Corticosteroids …