A Case of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Which Formed Left Ventricular Thrombus after Administration of Steroid

The patient was a 75 years old male who had been followed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by echocardiogram findings without inspection. In his echocardiogram findings, left ventricular contraction had been gradually impaired with left ventricular septal wall thinning. His inspection was done to examine the causes of these changes. According to his examinations, he was diagnosed as cardiac sarcoidosis. He had been administered predonisolone 30  mg/day for one month. After this course, his echocardiogram showed left ventricular thrombus,24*17 mm.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research