Electrocardiographic Characteristics in Patients With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Indicating Cardiac Involvement

ECG Characteristics of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease that can affect the heart. Early identification of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is critical because sudden death can be the initial presentation. We sought to evaluate the potential role of the ECG for identification of cardiac involvement in a cohort of patients with biopsy‐proven pulmonary sarcoidosis.

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