Advanced Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
MRI
PET
arrhythmias
cardiac sarcoidosis
cardiomyopathy
heart block
Journal
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
ISSN: 1535-5667
Titre abrégé: J Nucl Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0217410
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2019
07 2019
Historique:
received:
04
03
2019
accepted:
03
06
2019
pubmed:
7
6
2019
medline:
31
3
2020
entrez:
8
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sarcoidosis is a chronic disease of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis may lead to adverse outcomes such as advanced heart block, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, or death. Cardiac sarcoidosis can occur in patients with established sarcoidosis, or it can be the sole manifestation of the disease. Traditional diagnostic techniques, including echocardiography, have poor sensitivity for diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis. The accumulating evidence supports the essential role of advanced cardiac imaging modalities such as MRI and PET in diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. The current review highlights important theoretic and practical aspects of using cardiac imaging tools in the evaluation of patients with suspected or established cardiac sarcoidosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31171594
pii: jnumed.119.228130
doi: 10.2967/jnumed.119.228130
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
892-898Informations de copyright
© 2019 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.