Effect of Corticosteroids on Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis.

Publication/Presentation Date

8-15-2022

Abstract

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an important cause of cardiomyopathy. The trajectory of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with CS undergoing treatment remains unclear. Patients with CS who were treated with corticosteroids and who underwent transthoracic echocardiography were studied. Baseline characteristics, treatment, echocardiographic data (including baseline to follow-up change in LVEF), and outcomes were retrospectively evaluated. Among 100 patients, 55 had baseline reduced LVEF (

Volume

177

First Page

108

Last Page

115

ISSN

1879-1913

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

35701237

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article

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