IMPROVEMENT OF SEVERE HEART-FAILURE WITH CORTICOSTEROID-THERAPY IN A PATIENT WITH MYOCARDIAL SARCOIDOSIS

被引:13
作者
SHIOTANI, H
MIYAZAKI, T
MATSUNAGA, K
KADO, T
机构
来源
JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL-ENGLISH EDITION | 1991年 / 55卷 / 04期
关键词
MYOCARDIAL SARCOIDOSIS; HEART FAILURE; STEROID THERAPY;
D O I
10.1253/jcj.55.393
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
A patient presented with severe heart failure due to myocardial sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis was diagnosed by biopsy of the skin and uptake of gallium-67 in the heart. We treated the patient with corticosteroids and succeeded in improving her condition. We assume that this was a rare case in which severe heart failure improved following with steroid therapy.
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页数:4
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