Cardiac sarcoidosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis: A case report and literature review.

Kentaro MoriichiShin KashimaYu KobayashiYuya SugiyamaYuki MurakamiTakahiro SasakiTakehito KunogiKeitaro TakahashiKatsuyoshi AndoNobuhiro UenoHiroki TanabeAyumi DateSayaka YuzawaMikihiro Fujiya

Published in: Medicine (2024)

In UC patients, periodic or additional (in case of symptomatic) electrocardiography and NT-proBNP are recommended for the early detection of cardiac sarcoidosis, a life-threatening complication.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
heart failure
case report
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation