Also, since the sarcoid granulomas have effectly been eliminated, why do I still have heart block? Does cardiac sarcoidosis normally permanently disrupt AV signals, and if so how?
Posted by CCF CARDIO MD - CRC on July 19, 1999 at 10:03:47Usually cardiac sarcoidosis is a diffuse process and this is the main problem with ablation therapy. If the source of VT could be mapped it's possible to ablate it but it may not be possible to map it to one site. The damage to the conduction system is due to fibrosis of the tissue and is not usually reversible. It may be possible to have the ventricular tachycardia detect rate turned higher (unless you have a very slow VT) and this would allow a more enjoyable work-out.
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