Syncope in a Pregnant Woman: Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy and Presumed Cardiac Sarcoidosis

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Akanksha Agrawal, Emory University; Faith Works-Fleming, Grady Health System; Ijeoma Isiadinso, Emory University; Modele Ogunniyi, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-01-01
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 The Authors
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.005
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 101
• End Page: 106
• Keywords: pregnancy; infiltrative cardiomyopathy; sarcoidosis; ventricular arrhythmias
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis is an uncommon manifestation of the disease process. Diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy can be challenging due to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. We describe a case of a 43-year-old, 21-week pregnant woman who presented after 2 episodes of syncope and was diagnosed with presumed cardiac sarcoidosis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)