In the past 5 years, there has been a tremendous increase in interest regarding diagnosis and management the cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis. This includes new imaging techniques, new evidence-based guidelines regarding diagnosis and treatment, as well as results of registries providing information regarding the outcome of disease. With this new information, the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis has become better served. Many centres are now developing multi-disciplinary clinics and conferences to evaluate and treat these patients. These clinics highlight the problem that many different specialities are involved in the care of these patients. A book focusing on the different aspects of the disease will give a reference source for these efforts. Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Multi-discipline Approach focuses on an important aspect of sarcoidosis: cardiac involvement. From pathology to diagnosis and screening of the disease through treatment options, the book comprehensively reviews known knowledge and explores emerging topics in the field, accompanied by illustrative cases and evidence-based recommendations in outlining the best disease management practices. The book is written by international experts in the field and serves as an essential reference for both clinicians and researchers on cardiac sarcoidosis.

SECTION I: BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION1. Cardiac sarcoidosis: past definition and current status2. Epidemiology of (cardiac) sarcoidosis3. Immunology of cardiac sarcoidosis4. Pathology of cardiac sarcoidosis and its mimicsSECTION II: DIAGNOSIS5. Screening for cardiac sarcoidosis6. Echocardiography for screening and prognosis7. MRI imaging for sarcoidosis8. Nuclear imaging of sarcoidosis9. Putting it all together: Multi-disciplinary approach10. Biomarkers for cardiac sarcoidosisSECTION III: ARRYTHMIAS11. Pathogenesis and common manifestations12. Use of electrophysiologic studies and ablation13. Intra cardiac devicesSECTION IV: TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS14. Anti-inflammatory therapies15. Pulmonary hypertension16. Survival17. Heart transplant and advanced therapies18. Patient perspective