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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2024

Cardiac sarcoidosis manifesting with atrioventricular block and intracardiac masses: case report and literature review.

Noah Newman, Mariana Garcia, Frehiywot Ayele, Prateek Gandiga, Kunal Bhatt

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5 authors.

Noah NewmanDepartment of Cardiology Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2886-0232
Mariana GarciaDepartment of Cardiology Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Frehiywot AyeleDepartment of Rheumatology Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Prateek GandigaDepartment of Rheumatology Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kunal BhattDepartment of Cardiology Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) typically manifests with atrioventricular block (AVB), ventricular arrhythmias, or heart failure. Intracardiac masses due to CS are rare, and there is both a paucity of evidence and guidelines of how manage them. Case summary: We describe a 45-year-old woman who presented with palpitations and dyspnoea on exertion found to have second-degree AVB. Further work-up noted two right atrial masses that, following excision and pathology, were identified as CS. Within several months of immunosuppressive treatment, imaging and device reports demonstrated mass resolution without arrhythmia recurrence. Discussion: Intracardiac masses are a rare manifestation of CS. Immunosuppressive therapy remains the mainstay of treatment, with consideration of mass resection for diagnostic purposes.

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ArrhythmiaCardiac sarcoidosisCase reportInfiltrative cardiomyopathyIntracardiac massMultimodality imaging

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PMCPMC11337001

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