Imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis

Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2016 Sep;60(3):252-63. Epub 2016 May 26.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Block / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Diseases / physiopathology
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sarcoidosis / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed