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18 kwi 2024 · Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an infiltrative cardiomyopathy that results from granulomatous inflammation of the myocardium. Common presentations include high-grade conduction disease, ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), or left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Accurate diagnosis is challenging because of the diverse and nonspecific presentations.
What are the symptoms? Cardiac sarcoidosis symptoms may include: Chest pain. Shortness of breath. Fainting. Tiredness. Coughing. Swelling in your legs. A tight feeling in your chest. Abnormal heartbeats that give you heart palpitations. What causes cardiac sarcoidosis? The cause of cardiac sarcoidosis is unknown.
1 mar 2024 · Cardiac sarcoidosis may present with symptoms of heart failure, sudden cardiac death, ventricular arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, or atrioventricular (AV) block; the most common presentations are conduction system disorders and heart failure.
20 maj 2021 · Signs and symptoms of cardiac sarcoidosis may include chest pain, palpitations, syncope, presyncope, fatigue, shortness of breath, and edema. Cardiac sarcoid is most commonly manifested by atrioventricular disease, atrial arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure.
Cardiac sarcoidosis is an inflammatory condition that affects the heart and can cause arrhythmias, heart failure and other problems. Learn about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options from Johns Hopkins cardiologists and experts.
Symptoms of cardiac sarcoidosis include: irregular heartbeat (pounding or fluttering sensation, or a ‘skipping of beats’) dizziness and/or fainting spells. shortness of breath. chest pain. swelling of the legs (in later stages) paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (in later stages) Sarcoidosis and The Heart.
10 wrz 2024 · The symptoms of sarcoidosis are quite varied. Some people develop a flu-like condition with fatigue, fever, and weight loss. Others will have predominantly pulmonary symptoms such as cough, dyspnea (shortness of breath), or wheezing. Eye problems include redness, pain, blurred vision, and light sensitivity.
