A CASE OF FULMINANT CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS RESEMBLING GIANT CELL MYOCARDITIS

Ginger Jiang,Qizhe Cai,Edward Grandin,Prashant Rao,Arturo Diaz,Peter Zimetbaum,Sachin Shah,Paul A. VanderLaan,A.R. Garan,Marwa A. Sabe

A CASE OF FULMINANT CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS RESEMBLING GIANT CELL MYOCARDITIS

2020

Ginger Jiang
Qizhe Cai
Edward Grandin
Prashant Rao
Arturo Diaz
Peter Zimetbaum
Sachin Shah
Paul A. VanderLaan
A.R. Garan
Marwa A. Sabe

Severe cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) can share clinical and histopathologic features with giant cell myocarditis (GCM). A 56 year old female presented with 1 week of exertional chest pressure and dyspnea. EKG revealed prolonged PR interval, bifascicular block and frequent PVCs. Echocardiogram

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Diabetes mellitus
Cardiac sarcoidosis
Fulminant
Medicine
Cardiology
Giant cell myocarditis
Internal medicine
Bifascicular block
PR interval
Chest pressure
GCM transcription factors

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