Heart Transplantation Performed in a Patient with Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 92-95, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-85631
ABSTRACT
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease with granulomatous lesions, and cardiac involvement occurs in 20~60% of patients. Isolated cardiac sarcoidosis is extremely rare, and heart transplantation can be performed, if indicated, contingent upon the absence of systemic manifestations of the disease. We present a case of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis with progressive heart failure, which was successfully managed by heart transplantation.
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Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Heart Transplantation
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Heart
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Heart Failure
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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