Rare and Complex Case Mimics Acute Myocardial Infarction

Rare and Complex Case Mimics Acute Myocardial Infarction

We report a rare and complex case of cardiac sarcoidosis in a patient presenting with ventricular tachycardia. Multimodality imaging, along with clinical and histological examination, was essential in establishing the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abby Payne, BS, RVT, RDCS, Abigail Kaminski, BS, RVT, RDCS, Lakshmi Muthukumar, MD, Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
cardiac sarcoidosis
multimodality imaging
ventricular tachycardia
wall motion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920314005
Description
Summary:We report a rare and complex case of cardiac sarcoidosis in a patient presenting with ventricular tachycardia. Multimodality imaging, along with clinical and histological examination, was essential in establishing the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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