Twice Bitten, Thrice Shy: A Case of Recurrent Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis in the Transplanted Heart

We present a case of recurrent isolated cardiac sarcoidosis, 3 years post-heart transplantation. The case highlights the scarcity of data on the utility of immunosuppression in cardiac sarcoidosis and, in particular, raises questions about the optimal immunosuppression regimen in transplant recipien...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wiltshire, Stephanie, Nadel, James, Meredith, Thomas, Iglesias, Cassia Kessler, Qiu, Min R., Macdonald, Peter, Jabbour, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-Focus Issue: Heart Failure
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.025
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Sumario:We present a case of recurrent isolated cardiac sarcoidosis, 3 years post-heart transplantation. The case highlights the scarcity of data on the utility of immunosuppression in cardiac sarcoidosis and, in particular, raises questions about the optimal immunosuppression regimen in transplant recipients. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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