EP News: Case Reports

Cardiac sarcoidosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with sarcoidosis. Cardiac manifestations of disease are largely dependent on the region of inflammation and subsequent fibrosis and scar. Although atrial arrhythmias occur in approximately one-third of patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, sinus node dysfunction is rare. Bhaskaran et  al (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2018.06.014) described a case of a 42-year-old previously healthy patient who presented with symptomatic sinus bradycardia with intermittent junctional bradycardia and sinus pauses up to 8 seconds with intermittent episodes of atrial fibrillation.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: EP News Source Type: research