Prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with biopsy-proven systemic sarcoidosis

ConclusionMyocardial enhancement at LGE-CMR adds independent prognostic value in risk stratification sarcoidosis patients. In contrast, clinical as well as functional cardiac parameters lack discriminative power.Key Points• Sarcoidosis often affects the heart.• Comprehensive CMR, including T2 imaging and LGE enhancement CMR, allows to depict both active and inactive myocardial damage.• Patient prognosis in sarcoidosis is determined by the presence and severity of myocardial involvement at LGE CMR.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research