Cardiac sarcoidosis - The value of magnetic resonance imaging: A case report and brief review of the literature
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2000
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Smedema J.P.
Doubell A.F.
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Abstract
This report describes the management of a 40-year-old woman presenting with recurrent monomorphic ventricular tachycardias secondary to cardiac sarcoidosis. She was managed with a combination of steroids, azathioprine and mexiletine. Magnetic resonance imaging proved to be of great help in diagnosing this condition as well as in following up the response to therapy. A brief review on the management of this condition is presented.
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azathioprine, mexiletine, steroid, adult, article, case report, clinical feature, diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic imaging, female, follow up, heart disease, heart ventricle tachycardia, human, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, sarcoidosis
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Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa
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