Risk of underdiagnoses of cardiac sarcoidosis by routine electrocardiogram and echocardiogram in patients with biopsy-proven extracardiac sarcoidosis

Conclusions: The prevalence of CS exceeds 20% in extra-CS patients even with normal ECG and Echo. Physicians should keep in mind such an unrecognized population and risk of underdiagnosis of CS.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ohira, H., Yoshinaga, K., Sakiyama, S., Nakaya, T., Suzuki, N., Sugimoto, A., Hayashishita, A., Aikawa, T., Sato, T., Manabe, O., Oyama-Manabe, N., Watanabe, T., Nishimura, M., Tsujino, I. Tags: Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous ILD/DPLD Source Type: research