Reduction of myocardial inflammation with steroid is not necessarily associated with improvement in left ventricular function in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis: predictors of functional improvement

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):522-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.042. Epub 2014 Jul 12.
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Keywords: Cardiac sarcoidosis; Imaging; Inflammation; Left ventricular function; Steroid.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / pharmacology
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocarditis / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocarditis / drug therapy*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prednisone / pharmacology
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Recovery of Function*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoidosis / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left / drug effects*
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisone