Recovery of High Degree Atrioventricular Block in a Patient with Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Corticosteroid Therapy
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https://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2018.54.1.74 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2018 Chonnam Med J 2018;54:74-75 Corresponding Author: Jong Chun Park Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, 42 Jaebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61469, Korea Tel: +82-62-220-6246, Fax: +82-62-223-3105, E-mail: [email protected] Article History: Received November 19, 2017 Revised November 26, 2017 Accepted December 6, 2017 FIG. 1. Changes in electrocardiography (ECG) and imaging studies. (A) Baseline ECG demonstrated 2:1 atrioventricular (AV) block. (B) Baseline cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed late gadolinium enhancement of the interventricular septum (IVS) (red arrow). (C) F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) revealed hypermetabolism of the IVS (red arrow). (D) AV block was recovered after 1 month of corticosteroid therapy. (E) Hypermetabolism of the IVS was relieved after corticosteroid therapy. Recovery of High Degree Atrioventricular Block in a Patient with Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Corticosteroid Therapy
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