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ArticleCureus2023

Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Case Report on the Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) in the Evaluation of Advanced Atrioventricular Block.

Christopher Marsalisi, John M Sousou, Hui Jun Guo, Tanya Deol, Loruanma Lam, Wakil Irfan, Spencer G Streit

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher MarsalisiInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
John M SousouMedical Student, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jacksonville, USA.
Hui Jun GuoInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Tanya DeolInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Loruanma LamInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Wakil IrfanCardiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.
Spencer G StreitInternal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville, Jacksonville, USA.
Jacksonville College · USJacksonville University · USLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac sarcoidosis is a rare autoimmune condition that is characterized by the presence of non-caseating granulomas in the cardiac tissue. We present the case of a 31-year-old male with no significant past medical history who presented with palpitations and lightheadedness during exertion for two to three months and was found to have complete heart block on his 12-lead electrocardiogram. A cardiac CT was obtained to rule out an ischemic event, but it indicated findings suggestive of pulmonary sarcoidosis. The CT findings helped tremendously with narrowing down the differential diagnosis and providing efficient diagnostic and therapeutic management.

Indexed as

cardiac sarcoidosiscomplete heart blockct cardiacinfiltrative cardiomyopathypositron emission tomography computed tomographysystemic sarcoidosis

Identifiers

PMID37378238
PMCPMC10291965
OpenAlexW4378213608

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