Comparisons between biopsy-proven versus clinically diagnosed cardiac sarcoidosis.

Takeshi KitaiTakeru NabetaYoshihisa NaruseTatsunori TaniguchiKenji YoshiokaChisato MiyakoshiShinichi KurashimaYutaro MiyoshiHidekazu TanakaTakahiro OkumuraYuichi BabaYutaka FurukawaYuya MatsueChisato Izumi

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2022)

A substantial number of patients were diagnosed with clinical CS without confirmatory biopsy. Considering the worse clinical outcomes irrespective of the histological evidence, the diagnosis of clinical CS is justifiable if imaging findings suggestive of CS are observed.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ultrasound guided
high resolution
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
fine needle aspiration
heart failure
patient reported outcomes