articleCirculationDec 20, 2014BRONZE OA

Cardiac Sarcoidosis

RKRiina KandolinJLJukka LehtonenJAJuhani AiraksinenTVTapani VihinenHMHeikki Miettinen

Oulu University Hospital · Turku University Hospital · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to assess the epidemiology, characteristics, and outcome of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) in Finland. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified in retrospect all adult (>18 years of age) patients diagnosed with histologically confirmed CS in Finland between 1988 and 2012. A total of 110 patients (71 women) 51±9 years of age (mean±SD) were found and followed up for outcome events to the end of 2013. The annual detection rate of CS increased >20-fold during the 25-year period, reaching 0.31 in 1×10(5) adults between 2008 and 2012. The 2012 prevalence of CS was 2.2 in 1×10(5). Nearly two thirds of patients had clinically isolated CS. Altogether, 102 of the 110 patients received…

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Cardiac sarcoidosis
  • Cardiology
  • Internal medicine
  • Intensive care medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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