Serial observation of electrocardiographic responses to corticosteroid therapy in a patient with right ventricular-predominant cardiac sarcoidosis
Predominant or isolated right ventricular involvement in cardiac sarcoidosis is uncommon, but should always be considered in a case of right ventricular hypertrophy combined with ventricular arrhythmia and/or conduction disturbance. Although improvement in right ventricular hypertrophy and atrioventricular conduction disturbance following corticosteroid therapy has been reported, the detailed serial electrocardiographic responses during corticosteroid therapy, as well as temporal changes in the electrocardiographic, biochemical, and morphological responses, have not been reported.
Source: Journal of Electrocardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Hiroyuki Toh, Shumpei Mori, Marika Keno, Shun Yokota, Yuto Shinkura, Yu Izawa, Yuichi Nagamatsu, Shinsuke Shimoyama, Koji Fukuzawa, Tomofumi Doi, Ken-ichi Hirata Source Type: research
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