ReviewJournal of the American Heart Association2023
Pathophysiological Gaps, Diagnostic Challenges, and Uncertainties in Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
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- The Role of Hybrid PET-MRI in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Outdated Frameworks, Missed Opportunities: A Call for Establishing Classification Criteria for Patients with Sarcoidosis.Rheumatology and therapy · 2026Review
- Cardiodermatology: the heart of the connection between the skin and cardiovascular disease.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2025Review
- A Case Report: The Utility of Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis-Has It Surpassed the Need for a Biopsy?Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
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- The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Review
- The Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Athletes: An Essential Guide for the Sports Cardiologist.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
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- Sarcoid heart disease and imaging.Heart rhythm O2 · 2024Review
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Literature Review of Current Recommendations on Diagnosis and Management.Cureus · 2023Review
- Case Report: Four cases of cardiac sarcoidosis in patients with inherited cardiomyopathy-a phenotypic overlap, co-existence of two rare cardiomyopathies or a second-hit disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cardiac sarcoidosis can mimic any cardiomyopathy in different stages. Noncaseating granulomatous inflammation can be missed, because of the nonhomogeneous distribution in the heart. The current diagnostic criteria show discrepancies and are partly nonspecific and insensitive. Besides the diagnostic pitfalls, there are controversies in the understanding of the causes, genetic and environmental background, and the natural evolution of the disease. Here, we review the current pathophysiological aspects and gaps that are relevant for future cardiac sarcoidosis diagnostics and research.
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