Infrequent cardiac manifestations of sarcoidosis

Heart Lung. 2016 Nov-Dec;45(6):515-516. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.08.013. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

Abstract

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is found in 2-7% of patients with systemic sarcoidosis (SS). Its diagnosis and treatment is challenging, notwithstanding the poor prognosis and treatment. Hereby, we present a case of systemic sarcoidosis with rare cardiac manifestations of severe mitral incompetence and large coronary aneurysm in a previously healthy woman. She underwent successful mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery and was maintained on low dose glucocorticoid therapy.

Keywords: Cardiac sarcoidosis; Cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis; Cardiac sarcoidosis treatment; Coronary aneurysm sarcoidosis; Mitral regurgitation sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Sarcoidosis / complications*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed