Subjects meeting the study inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized equally to receive either:
1. Prednisone 0.5 mg kg/day for 6-months (MAX dose 30 mg per day) or
2. Methotrexate 15-20 mg po, sc, or IM once a week for 6-months + Folic Acid 2 mg OD for 6 months + Prednisone 20 mg day for 1 month, then 10 mg OD for 1 month, then 5 mg OD for one month then STOP Subjects meeting the study inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized equally to receive either ...
Optimal Medical Therapy Estimated by FDG PET/CT in Myocardial Sarcoidosis - OMT-CS study
Cardiac sarcoidosis Cardiac sarcoidosis
After using PSL for 6 months, patients were classified by decreasing rate of TLG. If TLG is decreasing over 70%, PSL was prescribed 5mg/day for more 6 months. If TLG is decreasing under 70%, arm A: PSL was prescribed 30mg/day and diminishing PSL 5mg per month for more 6 months arm B: MTX (6mg/week) and folic acid (5mg/week) was prescribed for more 6 months After using PSL for 6 months, patients were classified by decreasing rate of TLG. If TLG is decreasi ...