EP Fellows Curriculum: Arrhythmias in Cardiac Sarcoidosis-EP Fellows Curriculum: Arrhythmias in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

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Dr. Alex Kikosz, an associate professor of medicine at Northwestern, recently spoke about arrhythmias in cardiac sarcoidosis. He explained that sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect the heart, leading to arrhythmias. He discussed the different stages of inflammation and the pathophysiology of cardiac sarcoidosis. He highlighted that the substrate for arrhythmia in cardiac sarcoidosis is complex and dynamic. He showed pathology pictures and explained that sarcoidosis can cause damage to the heart muscle, interruption of the conduction system, and a focal infiltrate that can lead to ventricular tachycardia. He emphasized the importance of early diagnosis and provided a list of criteria for when to consider sarcoidosis in a patient. He also discussed the role of diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram, PET scan, and echocardiogram. Dr. Kikosz talked about the management of arrhythmias in cardiac sarcoidosis and the use of implantable cardiac defibrillators, immunosuppression, antiarrhythmic drugs, and ablation. He also highlighted the need for close surveillance and monitoring for disease progression.

Keywords

arrhythmias

cardiac sarcoidosis

inflammatory disease

heart

pathophysiology

ventricular tachycardia

diagnostic tests

management

disease progression