Presence of ventricular aneurysm predicts poor clinical outcomes in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15;177(2):720-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.024. Epub 2014 Oct 12.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan. Electronic address: tyoshi@shi.heart.or.jp.

PMID: 25456577
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.024

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrioventricular block; Cardiac sarcoidosis; Heart failure; Mortality; Ventricular aneurysm; Ventricular arrhythmia.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / mortality*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Heart Aneurysm / mortality*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
Sarcoidosis / mortality*
Survival Rate / trends
Treatment Outcome