October 3, 2017October 3, 2017
TNF Antagonists Are Effective at Treating Sarcoidosis, but Adverse Events Are a Concern

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists are effective therapies in a significant proportion of patients with severe and refractory sarcoidosis, ... Read more
September 26, 2017September 26, 2017
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Cases Doubled in US from 2005-2011, Study Finds

A U.S. nationwide study found the number of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) cases doubled from 2005 to 2011, concluding that ... Read more
September 19, 2017September 19, 2017
Mayo Clinic Population-based Study Characterizes Hepatic Sarcoidosis

A research team at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, evaluated the clinical records of cases of hepatic sarcoidosis over a 37-year ... Read more
September 14, 2017September 14, 2017
Coronary Blood Flow Is Reduced in Patients with Sarcoidosis, Study Finds

Patients with sarcoidosis have lower coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), a measure of disturbances in blood flow in heart ... Read more
September 5, 2017September 5, 2017
Breast Cancer Patients May Be at Risk for Sarcoidosis, Case Studies Suggest

The incidence of sarcoidosis may be associated with breast cancer, according to a short report published in the European ... Read more
August 31, 2017August 31, 2017
Clinical Trial to Study Benefits of Nicotine Patches in Sarcoidosis Patients

Ohio State University researchers have launched a clinical trial to investigate whether nicotine patches can help treat patients with ... Read more
August 25, 2017August 25, 2017
Silica Exposure Increases Risk of Sarcoidosis, Swedish Study Shows

Exposure to moderate to high levels of silica increases the risk of sarcoidosis and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a ... Read more
July 25, 2017July 25, 2017
Researchers Propose Full-Body Scans for Cardiac Sarcoidosis Patients to Identify Secondary Disease Sites

Patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis should be monitored for potential sarcoidosis lesions in other organs besides the heart, according ... Read more
July 20, 2017July 20, 2017
Sarcoidosis Patients Face Higher Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Minnesota Study Finds

Sarcoidosis patients have three times the risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) than individuals without the disease, a new ... Read more
July 18, 2017July 18, 2017
Aging Population May Explain Why Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Resolution Rates Are Dropping in Japan

Japan’s aging population may explain why researchers there are finding lower rates of spontaneous resolution of pulmonary sarcoidosis, according ... Read more
July 13, 2017July 13, 2017
Sarcoidosis Patients Incur High Medical Costs for Commercial Insurance Payers, Study Says

A study assessing the healthcare resources and cost of sarcoidosis care to commercial insurance payers in the U.S. found ... Read more
July 11, 2017July 11, 2017
Study Supports Theory That Bacteria Causes Sarcoidosis, Researchers Say

Researchers found bacteria of the type Propionibacterium acnes in a large proportion of tissue samples from patients with cardiac ... Read more

TNF Antagonists Are Effective at Treating Sarcoidosis, but Adverse Events Are a Concern

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists are effective therapies in a significant proportion of patients with severe and refractory sarcoidosis, a new study shows. However, they also are associated with ... Read more

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

Cardiac Sarcoidosis Cases Doubled in US from 2005-2011, Study Finds

A U.S. nationwide study found the number of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) cases doubled from 2005 to 2011, concluding that the disease may not be as rare as researchers thought. ... Read more

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017

Mayo Clinic Population-based Study Characterizes Hepatic Sarcoidosis

A research team at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, evaluated the clinical records of cases of hepatic sarcoidosis over a 37-year period to describe the characteristics of the condition. The work ... Read more

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

Coronary Blood Flow Is Reduced in Patients with Sarcoidosis, Study Finds

Patients with sarcoidosis have lower coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), a measure of disturbances in blood flow in heart muscles, compared to healthy volunteers, researchers found. The study, “Coronary ... Read more

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017

Breast Cancer Patients May Be at Risk for Sarcoidosis, Case Studies Suggest

The incidence of sarcoidosis may be associated with breast cancer, according to a short report published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. This finding highlights the importance of ... Read more

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017

Clinical Trial to Study Benefits of Nicotine Patches in Sarcoidosis Patients

Ohio State University researchers have launched a clinical trial to investigate whether nicotine patches can help treat patients with sarcoidosis. The study (NCT02265874), a collaboration between the university and the Cleveland ... Read more

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017

Silica Exposure Increases Risk of Sarcoidosis, Swedish Study Shows

Exposure to moderate to high levels of silica increases the risk of sarcoidosis and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study of Swedish iron foundry workers shows. The study ... Read more

July 25, 2017July 25, 2017

Researchers Propose Full-Body Scans for Cardiac Sarcoidosis Patients to Identify Secondary Disease Sites

Patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis should be monitored for potential sarcoidosis lesions in other organs besides the heart, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), ... Read more

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

Sarcoidosis Patients Face Higher Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Minnesota Study Finds

Sarcoidosis patients have three times the risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) than individuals without the disease, a new report finds. The report, “Association of Sarcoidosis With Increased Risk ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Aging Population May Explain Why Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Resolution Rates Are Dropping in Japan

Japan’s aging population may explain why researchers there are finding lower rates of spontaneous resolution of pulmonary sarcoidosis, according to a study published in the journal Respirology. The study is ... Read more

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

Sarcoidosis Patients Incur High Medical Costs for Commercial Insurance Payers, Study Says

A study assessing the healthcare resources and cost of sarcoidosis care to commercial insurance payers in the U.S. found that patients selected from a privately-insured administrative claims database had ... Read more

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

Study Supports Theory That Bacteria Causes Sarcoidosis, Researchers Say

Researchers found bacteria of the type Propionibacterium acnes in a large proportion of tissue samples from patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, suggesting that the bacteria may cause the formation of ... Read more