Sarcoidosis presenting with tachy- and brady-arrhythmias

Europace. 2007 Feb;9(2):134-6. doi: 10.1093/europace/eul173. Epub 2007 Jan 11.

Abstract

We describe a case report of a 49-year-old man admitted to a cardiology unit with a series of arrhythmias with no initially obvious aetiology. Further assessment and the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and histology allowed a diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis to be made. Cardiac sarcoidosis is a major cause of death in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is an additional diagnostic tool for this condition without ionizing radiation exposure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bradycardia / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sarcoidosis / complications*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology