Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis
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چکیده
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown aetiology characterised by the formation of noncaseating epitheloid cell granulomas, which can occur in virtually any organ. Cardiac involvement is of critical importance, due to the poor prognosis if this organ manifestation is left undiagnosed and untreated. Early initiation of therapy seems to be associated with a good prognosis; therefore, the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis should be made before irreversible damage has occurred. Nevertheless, the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis still remains "an imperfect science, a hesitant art" [1].
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