Successful treatment of recurrent cardiac sarcoidosis with the combination of corticosteroid and methotrexate monitored by 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography: case series.
Masato IshizukaMasae UeharaMikako KatagiriJunichi IshidaToshiya KojimaEisuke AmiyaIssei KomuroPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
FDG-PET is useful for detecting CS recurrence and monitoring the effectiveness of PSL and MTX combination therapy. Serial FDG-PET scans indicated that it might be more difficult to suppress inflammation in recurrent CS than in the initial treatment. The use of FDG-PET is necessary to monitor long-term disease activity.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- combination therapy
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- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- randomized controlled trial
- magnetic resonance imaging
- oxidative stress
- systematic review
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- left ventricular
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- high dose
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