Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2009 Feb;42(1):92-95.
Heart Transplantation Performed in a Patient with Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. ctsjungsh@hanmail.net
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- 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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