Screening sarcoidosis patients for cardiac sarcoidosis: What the data really show

Cardiac sarcoidosis is a major cause of death in sarcoidosis patients. In most series, cardiac sarcoidosis is second only to pulmonary sarcoidosis in causes of death related to sarcoidosis [1], although cardiac sarcoidosis has been found to be the leading cause of death in some reports [2,3]. More importantly, the deaths from cardiac sarcoidosis may occur suddenly and early after diagnosis, relating to the development of a small focus of granulomatous inflammation in a strategically vulnerable portion of the cardiac conduction system.
Source: Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research