Sudden cardiac death due to unrecognized cardiac sacoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of young adults. Cardiac involvement is r arely diagnosed clinically. It presents with arrhythmias, conduction disord ers, increasing myocardial insufficiency, or sudden death. We report a U-ye ar-old man with cardiac conduction disturbances of unknown cause who died o f sudden cardiac death. Sarcoidosis with prominent cardiac involvement was diagnosed only at autopsy. Cardiac sarcoidosis should be considered in youn g patients with unexplained conduction disorders.