Major complications Total <1.0 % Death None Tamponade with pericardiocentesis 0.08–0.80 % Hemothorax or pneumothorax None Permanent complete AV block with permanent pacemaker needed <0.04 % Urgent cardiac surgery…
JMHW HRS 2014 Definite diagnosis Histologic evidence of cardiac non-caseating granuloma Histologic evidence of cardiac non- caseating granuloma, with no alternative cause identified (i.e., infection) Probable/clinical diagnosis Histological diagnosis…
Fig. 3.1 Complete heart block Cardiac sarcoidosis may be mis-diagnosed as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) [1, 5–7]. Cardiac sarcoidosis should be considered in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular…
Histologic diagnosis Endomyocardial biopsy demonstrating noncaseating epithelioid granulomas Clinical diagnosis Suspect cardiac sarcoidosis with (a) + one other (a) Complete right bundle branch block, AV block, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular premature…
Fig. 1.1 A myocardial biopsy obtained via right heart catheterization showing giant cells consistent with sarcoidosis As sarcoidosis is now more widely recognized and with increased rigor in its diagnosis,…
Genetics: chromosomal abnormalities, angiotensin-converting enzyme genes T cell abnormalities T cell receptor abnormalities Vitamin D receptor gene abnormalities Viruses: HHV Mycobacterial diseases and acid-fast cell wall-deficient organisms Beryllium exposure Humidity/water…
and Iris Parrini6 (5) Cardiology Unit, Service Department, IRCCS Candiolo – Turin, Turin, Italy (6) Cardiology Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy Acute cardiotoxicity is an event occurring during the first…
Fig. 2.1 Possible toxic effects of chemotherapy and their relationship The first is the induction of arterial hypertension, mainly due to angiogenesis inhibitors. The occurrence of hypertension in a patient…
(3) Cardiology Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy Cardiotoxicity is the most common complication of cancer therapy. Knowledge of the potential cardiac effects related to the use of different chemotherapy…
Fig. 3.1 Risk factors for radiotherapy toxicity Interstitial fibrosis is common in the myocardium, from little lesions to very large diffuse infiltrates. The transition from type III collagen to type…
