Case summary:
45-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with exertional dyspnea and was found to have 2:1 AV block on exercise stress testing. CMR showed diffuse LGE in a non-coronary pattern concerning for cardiac sarcoidosis. F-18 FDG-PET was ordered to assess for active inflammation.

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Cases

Clinical Topic

Cardiac PET, Cardiomyopathies/Heart Failure, Infection/Inflammation

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