Feldman, Daniel R, Ethan J Rowin, Richard T Carrick, Kimberly A Kado, Knarik Arkun, Jenica N Upshaw, and Christopher Madias. 2020. “Cardiac Sarcoidosis Mimicking Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Importance of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.”. JACC. Case Reports 2 (13): 2060-62.
Abstract
A man with a presumed diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presented after a ventricular fibrillation arrest. Review of prior cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pattern of late gadolinium enhancement that was atypical for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and most consistent with cardiac sarcoidosis, with diagnosis confirmed by endomyocardial biopsy. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).