Imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis
Erthal, F.; Juneau, D.; Lim, S.P.; Dwivedi, G.; Nery, P.B.; Birnie, D.; Beanlands, R.S.
Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Official Publication of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine and the International Association of Radiopharmacology and Section of the Society Of. 60(3): 252-263
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1824-4785 PMID: 27225318 Document Number: 689064
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease. Cardiac involvement is described in up to 50% of the cases. The disease spectrum is wide and cardiac manifestations ranges from being asymptomatic to heart failure, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis can be challenging due to its non-specific nature and the focal involvement of the heart. In this review, we discuss the utility of a stepwise approach with multimodality cardiac imaging in the diagnosis and management of CS.