The harm of delayed diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiac sarcoidosis: a case series
- Hoogendoorn, J.C.
- Ninaber, M.K.
- Piers, S.R.D.
- Riva, M. de
- Grauss, R.W.
- Bogun, F.M.
- Zeppenfeld, K.
DOIAbstract
Aims Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a known cause of ventricular tachycardia (VT). However, an arrhythmogenic presentation may not prompt immediate comprehensive evaluation. We aimed to assess the diagnostic and disease course of patients with arrhythmogenic cardiac sarcoidosis (ACS).Methods and results From the Leiden VT-ablation-registry, consecutive patients with CS as underlying aetiology were retrospectively included. Data on clinical presentation, time-to-diagnosis, cardiac function, and clinical outcomes were collected. Patients were divided in early (<6 months from first cardiac presentation) and late diagnosis. After exclusion of patients with known causes of non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM), 15 (12%) out of 129 patients with idiop...
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