Rapidly progressing congestive heart failure due to cardiac sarcoidosis involving papillary muscles: A case report and brief review of the literature

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 163-168

  Desai, Milind Y ^a   Fallert, Michael A ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CORTICOSTEROID; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0038793366     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CRD.0000078944.38477.DD     Document Type: Article

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