Impact of corticosteroid use on the clinical response and prognosis in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis who underwent an upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Yuya SuzukiMitsuru TakamiKoji FukuzawaKunihiko KiuchiAkira ShimaneJun SakaiToshihiro NakamuraAtsusuke YatomiYusuke SonodaHiroyuki TakaharaKazutaka NakasoneKyoko YamamotoKen-Ichi TaniHidehiro IwaiYusuke NakanishiKen-Ichi Hirata

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2022)

The echocardiographic response to an upgrade to CRT and the long-term prognosis in patients with CS should be carefully evaluated because of the complex etiologies and impact of immunosuppressive therapy.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
left ventricular
heart failure
left atrial
mitral valve
pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation
smoking cessation
cell therapy
catheter ablation