Baseline electrocardiogram (ECG)

baseline ECG

tests per year, US, at baseline

“For patients with extracardiac sarcoidosis who do not have cardiac symptoms or signs, we suggest performing baseline ECG to screen for possible cardiac involvement (conditional recommendation, very low-quality evidence).”

Crouser et al., Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020, 2020-04

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2026-11-06

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Suspected cardiac involvement goes on to cardiac MRI (or PET where MRI is unavailable).

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