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ArticleCureus2024

Heartbeats in Distress: Unveiling Cardiac Sarcoidosis Through Palpitations.

Temitope A Tobun, Ndausung Udongwo, Joshua Stephens, Joseph Heaton, Farah Bashir, Theodora Esomonye, Mohammed Alkubeysi, Jalal Ghali

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Article in Cureus, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Temitope A TobunInternal Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Ndausung UdongwoCardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Joshua StephensInternal Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Joseph HeatonInternal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, New Jersey, USA.
Farah BashirInternal Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Theodora EsomonyeInternal Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Mohammed AlkubeysiCardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Jalal GhaliCardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), a rare complication of systemic sarcoidosis, can have subtle or no symptoms. It is characterized by granuloma formation in the myocardium, which can occur in isolation or alongside systemic sarcoidosis. Clinical manifestations include conduction system disorders (e.g., atrioventricular block and ventricular tachyarrhythmia), heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. Timely evaluation and screening for CS are crucial, especially in systemic sarcoidosis patients with limited symptoms. We present the case of a 50-year-old African-American male diagnosed with cardiac sarcoidosis following a recent diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis after experiencing tachycardia for two years, as confirmed by imaging studies.

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cardiac sarcoidosiscardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingpalpitationspositron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-d-glucosesarcoidosis

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PMID38406001
PMCPMC10884562

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