Table 1.
Characteristics of 38 patients at time of cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis.
| Characteristics | Mean ± Standard Deviation or n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 49.9 ± 9.5 | |
| Race | White | 18 (47) |
| African American | 20 (53) | |
| Female | 16 (42) | |
| Cardiac presentation | Ventricular arrhythmia: | 13 (34) |
| Sustained | 7 (18) | |
| Non-sustained | 6 (16) | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 4 (11) | |
| Atrioventricular block: | 10 (26.3) | |
| First degree | 3 (8) | |
| Second degree | 2 (5) | |
| Third degree | 5 (13) | |
| Heart failure | 13 (34) | |
| Bundle Branch Block | Left | 1 (9) |
| Right | 6 (55) | |
| Nonspecific | 1 (9) | |
| Ventricular paced | 3 (27) | |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 48.5 (15) | |
| Comorbidities | Diabetes mellitus | 8 (21) |
| Coronary artery disease | 4 (11) | |
| Chronic kidney disease | 2 (5) | |
| Prior diagnosis of extracardiac sarcoidosis | 19 (50) | |
| Organs involved | Lung | 29 (76) |
| Liver | 7 (18) | |
| Skin | 11 (29) | |
| Eye | 6 (16) | |
| Spleen | 5 (13) | |
| Neuro | 4 (11) | |
| Lymph nodes | 23 (61) | |
| Sinuses | 3 (8) | |
| Gastrointestinal tract | 1 (3) | |
| Joints | 5 (13) | |
| Bone | 3 (8) | |
| Diagnostic tissue biopsy for sarcoidosis | Lung | 12 (32) |
| Lymph node | 17 (45) | |
| Skin | 3 (8) | |
| Other | 4 (11) | |
| Heart | 2 (5) | |
| Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (n=31) | 24 (77) | |