Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-indeterminate/negative cardiac sarcoidosis revealed by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography: two case reports and a review of the literature

Table 3 Summary data for presented cases

Patient	Demographic	Duration of untreated pulmonary sarcoidosis	Presenting/additional cardiac complaint	Cardiac sarcoidosis treatment to date	Response to treatment
Patient 1	50 M	2 years	Dilated cardiomyopathy, CCF with LVEF 10–15%, non-sustained VT/AF	Prednisone Methotrexate	Improved LVEF to 53%. Complete resolution of cardiomegaly and FDG uptake on PET
Patient 2	37 F	2 years	CHB/Mobitz type II heart block	Prednisone Methotrexate PPM/AICD	Nil further cardiac events. Resolution of FDG uptake on PET

AF atrial fibrillation, AICD automated implantable cardiac defibrillator, CCF congestive cardiac failure, CHB complete heart block, F female, FDG-PET ¹⁸fluorodeoxyglucose-positron electron tomography, M male, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, PPM permanent pacemaker, VT ventricular tachycardia

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