Cardiac Sarcoidosis Culminating in Severe Biventricular Failure

A 59-year-old woman with a history of lung sarcoidosis developed general edema and exertional dyspnea. An electrocardiogram showed first-degree atrioventricular block with complete right bundle branch block. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly. Echocardiography showed diffuse and severe hypokinesis of t...

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Main Authors: Takefumi Ozaki, Noritomo Ohnuma, Norihiro Shimizu, Atsushi Hasegawa, Masashi Horimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/856785