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SUBMITTER: Shikhare SN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109831 | biostudies-other | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Shikhare Sumer Nrupendra SN Chawla Ashish A Khoo Ree Nee RN Peh Wilfred Cg WC
Singapore medical journal 20180801 8
A 44-year-old man presented with breathlessness and episodes of palpitations for the last one year. The imaging diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis was made based on chest radiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings, and was further confirmed by biopsy. Cardiac sarcoidosis is an uncommon entity, yet is potentially fatal with nonspecific clinical manifestations, including sudden cardiac death. Hence, it is important to diagnose and treat this entity at an early stage to improve ...[more]