Pulmonology

Cardiac sarcoidosis

Questions discussed in this category

When would you consider referring a patient with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis based on PET and MRI for endomyocardial biopsy given degree of patchy involvement, as opposed to initiating empiric immunosuppressive therapies?

Is there any utility in ACE levels and/or IL-2 levels in the diagnostic work-up of cardiac sarcoidosis?

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What are some immunosuppression regimens to consider in a patient with refractory cardiac sarcoidosis?

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How would you manage cardiac sarcoid with intolerance/contraindications to methotrexate, azathioprine, and mycophenolate/mycophenolic acid and that has proven refractory to adalimumab and infliximab as determined by PET?

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Papers discussed in this category

International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature, 2021 Apr 29

Non-steroidal treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis: A systematic review.

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