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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Urug.Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-04202019000300159</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29277/cardio.34.3.14</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis cardíaca, un desafío diagnóstico. Reporte de dos casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cardiac sarcoidosis, a diagnostic challenge. Two case report]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Sarcoidose cardiaca, um desafio diagnóstico. Relato de dois casos]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Verónica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardozo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Erick]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Portas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pilar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Médica Uruguaya Departamento de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>159</fpage>
<lpage>172</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-04202019000300159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-04202019000300159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-04202019000300159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La sarcoidosis cardíaca (SC) está subdiagnosticada; puede presentarse en pacientes asintomáticos o ser fatal como consecuencia de arritmias graves, muerte súbita e insuficiencia cardíaca refractaria. El tratamiento inmunosupresor puede mejorar la evolución de la enfermedad. Se presentan dos casos clínicos con sarcoidosis previamente conocida que en la evolución se diagnostica SC. En el primer caso se realiza diagnóstico mediante biopsia miocárdica durante cirugía de reemplazo valvular, y, en el segundo caso, mediante tomografía por emisión de positrones solicitada por sospecha de SC al presentar palpitaciones y arritmia sinusal. Se discuten aspectos clínicos, diagnósticos y terapeúticos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary: Cardiac sarcoidosis is underdiagnosed; it may occur in asymptomatic patients or be fatal as a consequence of severe arrhythmias, sudden death and refractory heart failure. Immunosuppressive treatment can improve the course of the disease. Two clinical cases with previously known sarcoidosis are presented and in the evolution cardiac sarcoidosis is diagnosed. In the first case, the diagnosis was made by means of myocardial biopsy during valvular replacement surgery, and in the second case by positron emission tomography requested for suspicion of cardiac sarcoidosis, when presenting palpitations and sinus arrhythmia. Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: A sarcoidose cardíaca é subdiagnosticada; pode acontecer em pacientes assintomáticos ou ser fatal como conseqüência de arritmias graves, morte súbita e insuficiência cardíaca refratária. O tratamento imunossupressor pode melhorar o curso da doença. Dois casos clínicos com sarcoidose previamente conhecida são apresentados e na evolução é diagnosticada sarcoidose cardíaca. No primeiro caso, fez-se o diagnóstico por meio de biópsia miocárdica durante a cirurgia de substituição valvar e, no segundo caso, por tomografia por emissão de pósitrons solicitada por suspeita de sarcoidose cardíaca, quando apresentava palpitações e arritmia sinusal. Aspectos clínicos, diagnósticos e terapêuticos são discutidos.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tomografía por emisión de positrones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Resonancia magnética cardíaca]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sarcoidosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Positron emission tomography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cardiac magnetic resonance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Sarcoidose]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Tomografia por emissão de pósitrons]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ressonância magnética cardíaca]]></kwd>
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