Recurrent hemopericardium with cardiac tamponade as an initial presentation of cardiac sarcoidosis

Aditya Sanjeev Pawaskar, Gregg M. Lanier, Priya Prakash, Julia Y. Ash

Abstract


This case report illustrates an unusual presentation of recurrent hemopericardium with cardiac tamponade secondary to pulmonary sarcoidosis with extra-pulmonary cardiac involvement. It also demonstrates the usefulness of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging as a non-invasive modality for the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/ijdi.v5n1p10

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International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging

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