Giant Cell Myocarditis vs Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Reconsidering the Diagnosis With FDG PET Imaging

  • Ethan J. Fraser
  • , Austin Culver
  • , Phillip H. Lam
  • , Mark Hofmeyer
  • , Farooq H. Sheikh
  • , Richa Gupta

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Abstract

Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) and cardiac sarcoidosis share clinical and histologic features, but whether they represent separate processes or lie on an inflammatory cardiomyopathy spectrum is unclear. We present a case of cardiogenic shock thought to be secondary to biopsy-proven GCM with a subsequent post-transplant diagnosis of sarcoidosis through 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and biopsy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102738
JournalJACC: Case Reports
Volume29
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 20 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • cardiac sarcoidosis
  • giant cell myocarditis
  • inflammatory cardiomyopathy

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Journal Article

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