
Resumen La afectación cardíaca en pacientes con sarcoidosis está siendo cada vez más reconocida y se asocia con mal pronóstico. Aunque en su patogénesis están implicados los factores ambientales y genéticos, la etiología de la sarcoidosis cardíaca no es clara. Las manifestaciones clínicas incluyen alteraciones de la conducción aurículo-ventricular, arritmias e insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva. Es una entidad extremadamente difícil de diagnosticar debido a que las manifestaciones clínicas son inespecíficas, y la sensibilidad y la especificidad de las modalidades de diagnóstico son limitadas. El tratamiento cardíaco óptimo no ha sido bien definido, y aunque los corticoides siguen siendo el pilar del manejo, hay poca evidencia de la dosis o la duración de la terapia. Se expone el caso de una paciente con sarcoidosis cardíaca aislada, que debutó con extrasístoles ventriculares y progresó a falla cardiaca y arritmias ventriculares sostenidas. Abstract Cardiac involvement is increasingly being observed in patients with sarcoidosis and is associated with a poor prognosis. Although environmental and genetic factors play a part in its pathogenesis, the aetiology of cardiac sarcoidosis is still not clear. The clinical signs include anomalies in atrial-ventricular conduction, arrhythmias, and congestive cardiac failure. It is an extremely difficult condition to diagnose as the clinical signs are vague, and the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic models are limited. There is no well-defined optimum cardiac treatment, and although corticosteroids continue to be the mainstay of its management, there is little evidence on the dose or duration of the treatment. It is presented a case of a patient with isolated cardiac sarcoidosis that debuted with ventricular extrasystoles and progressed to cardiac failure and sustained ventricular arrhythmias.
Myocarditis, Heart block, Bloqueo de rama, Tachycardia, Miocarditis, Branch block, Taquicardia, Bloqueo cardíaco
Myocarditis, Heart block, Bloqueo de rama, Tachycardia, Miocarditis, Branch block, Taquicardia, Bloqueo cardíaco
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