Term Name: | cardiac sarcoidosis |
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Definition: | A sarcoidosis that is characterized by conduction abnormalities, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure with noncaseating granulomas present on endomyocardial biopsy, and develops_from a type IV hypersensitivity reaction with noncaseating granulomas infiltrating the myocardial tissue, especially that of the left ventricle. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:13405] ( DOID:13405 ) |