Fulminant cardiogenic shock due to cardiac sarcoidosis.

Leonard GenoveseAmit K DeyRobert T ColeLauren B CooperShashank DesaiChristopher W MayEric SarinPalak ShahShashank S SinhaMitchell A Psotka

Published in: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives (2021)

This case describes a 57-year-old man with unrecognized cardiac sarcoidosis who presented with progressive heart failure leading to cardiogenic shock. He required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to orthotopic heart transplantation. The case highlights the potential acute and severe electrical and hemodynamic manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory failure
acute respiratory distress syndrome
left ventricular
heart failure
liver failure
multiple sclerosis
drug induced
early onset
hepatitis b virus
aortic dissection