Cardiac Sarcoidosis Mimicking Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia With High Defibrillation Threshold Requiring Subcutaneous Shocking Coil Implantation

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-49

  Mohsen, Amr ^a   Panday, Manoj ^b   Wetherold, Suzanne ^c   Jimenez, Alejandro ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c The Austin Heart Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; Cardiac sarcoidosis; High defibrillation threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOKINESIA; IMPLANTATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; BIOPSY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84855849912     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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