The harm of delayed diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiac sarcoidosis: a case series.
Europace
; 22(9): 1376-1383, 2020 09 01.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a known cause of ventricular tachycardia (VT). However, an arrhythmogenic presentation may not prompt immediate comprehensive evaluation. We aimed to assess the diagnostic and disease course of patients with arrhythmogenic cardiac sarcoidosis (ACS). METHODS ANDRESULTS:
From the Leiden VT-ablation-registry, consecutive patients with CS as underlying aetiology were retrospectively included. Data on clinical presentation, time-to-diagnosis, cardiac function, and clinical outcomes were collected. Patients were divided in early (<6 months from first cardiac presentation) and late diagnosis. After exclusion of patients with known causes of non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM), 15 (12%) out of 129 patients with idiopathic NICM were ultimately diagnosed with CS and included. Five patients were diagnosed early; all had early presentation with VTs. Ten patients had a late diagnosis with a median delay of 24 (IQR 15-44) months, despite presentation with VT (n = 5) and atrioventricular block (n = 4). In 6 of 10 patients, reason for suspicion of ACS was the electroanatomical scar pattern. In patients with early diagnosis, immunosuppressive therapy was immediately initiated with stable cardiac function during follow-up. Adversely, in 7 of 10 patients with late diagnosis, cardiac function deteriorated before diagnosis, and in only one cardiac function recovered with immunosuppressive therapy. Six (40%) patients died (five of six with late diagnosis).CONCLUSION:
Arrhythmogenic cardiac sarcoidosis is an important differential diagnosis in NICM patients referred for VT ablation. Importantly, the diagnosis is frequently delayed, which leads to a severe disease course, including irreversible cardiac dysfunction and death. Early recognition, which can be facilitated by electroanatomical mapping, is crucial.Palavras-chave
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Sarcoidose
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Taquicardia Ventricular
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Ablação por Cateter
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Cardiomiopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Screening_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article