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Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis
; 30(3): 237-40, 2013 Nov 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24284299
ABSTRACT
This report describes a case of cardiac sarcoidosis in a 40-year-old man with minimal risk factors for coronary artery disease who was found to have a critical coronary lesion on angiography performed for declining left ventricular function. The case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic issues surrounding cardiac sarcoidosis and raises the question of a possible link between sarcoidosis and premature coronary artery disease. It also stresses the importance of ruling out ischemia in any patient with declining left ventricular function.