Cardiac sarcoidosis with severe involvement of the right ventricle: a case report

• Main Authors: Weverton César Siqueira (Author), Samuel Gonçalves da Cruz (Author), Angeliki Asimaki (Author), Jeffrey Ern Saffitz (Author), Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira (Author), Geraldo Brasileiro Filho (Author), Luiz Otávio Savassi Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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We present the case of a patient who underwent cardiac transplantation with the diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Once the explanted heart was examined, a type of granulomatous myocarditis compatible with cardiac sarcoidosis was observed. However, there was severe involvement of the ri...