Cardiac sarcoidosis and ventricular arrhythmias. A rare association of a rare disease. A retrospective cohort study from the National Inpatient Sample and current evidence for management.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study showed that sarcoidosis was associated with increased rates of ventricular tachyarrhythmia, which can affect the overall disease morbidity and mortality.
PMID: 30234899 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cardiology Journal - September 20, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Salama A, Abdullah A, Wahab A, Eigbire G, Hoefen R, Alweis R Tags: Cardiol J Source Type: research