Both F-FDG PET-CT and LS yield high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, and thus seem to be useful for the diagnosis of CIED infection, based on robust data forF-FDG PET-CT but limited data for LS. When available,F-FDG PET-CT may be preferred.
Background-Approximately 5% of patients with sarcoidosis have clinically manifest cardiac involvement. Clinical features of Cardiac Sarcoidosis are dependent on the location, extent, and activity of the disease. First line therapy is usually with prednisone and this is recommended based on clinician experience, expert opinion and small observational cohorts. There are no published clinical trials in cardiac sarcoidosis and multiple experts in the field have called for randomized ☆ RCT# NCT03593759
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