Cardiac Sarcoidosis Detected by Late Gadolinium Enhancement and Prevalence of Atrial Arrhythmias

In conclusion, atrial arrhythmias were documented more frequently than ventricular arrhythmias in patients with sarcoidosis with cardiac involvement and were 3 times more prevalent than in patients with sarcoidosis without cardiac involvement. Risk-benefit assessment of anticoagulation for primary prevention of stroke should be performed for patients with CS. In patients receiving implantable defibrillators, programing to minimize inappropriate ICD shocks for atrial arrhythmias must be considered.

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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matthew A. Cain, Mark D. Metzl, Amit R. Patel, Karima Addetia, Kirk T. Spencer, Nadera J. Sweiss, John F. Beshai Tags: Cardiomyopathy Source Type: research