Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-guided diagnosis of cardiac affection in a Caucasian sarcoidosis population

Background: Clinically evidenced cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis occurs in approximately 5% of patients, whereas post-mortem examinations identify cardiac sarcoidosis in over 60% of cases. Given the inconsistency of diagnostic approaches, we took aim at prospectively investigating the prevalence of cardiac sarcoidosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in a Caucasian population and at correlating the results with standard clinical parameters. Methods: 188 patients with histologically proven sarcoidosis were included, provenient from the local pneumological department and a national sarcoidosi…