Fulminant cardiogenic shock due to cardiac sarcoidosis

Fulminant cardiogenic shock due to cardiac sarcoidosis

This case describes a 57-year-old man with unrecognized cardiac sarcoidosis who presented with progressive heart failure leading to cardiogenic shock. He required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to orthotopic heart transplantation. The case highlights the potential acute and s...

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Main Authors: Leonard Genovese, Amit K. Dey, Robert T. Cole, Lauren B. Cooper, Shashank Desai, Christopher W. May, Eric Sarin, Palak Shah, Shashank S. Sinha, Mitchell A. Psotka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
cardiac sarcoidosis
heart failure
cardiogenic shock
heart transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2021.1948668

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