Spontaneous Remission Without Steroid Therapy in Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Severe Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction.
Int Heart J
; 65(2): 359-362, 2024 Mar 30.
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| ID: mdl-38479849
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous remission is often observed in extracardiac cases of sarcoidosis, such as skin sarcoidosis. However, for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), the prognosis is unfavorable. Although corticosteroids are the first-line treatment for CS, data regarding the natural history of isolated CS are limited. We describe a rare case of isolated CS with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction that improved without steroid therapy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
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Cardiomyopathies
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Myocarditis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Int Heart J
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article