1. Amyloid cardiomyopathy: a hidden heart failure cause that is often misdiagnosed.
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Tung-Chen Y and Arnau MÁ
- Subjects
- Aged, Echocardiography, Humans, Male, Amyloidosis complications, Amyloidosis diagnosis, Cardiomyopathies complications, Cardiomyopathies diagnosis, Heart Failure etiology
- Abstract
Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a very common condition, especially in the elderly, characterized by dyspnea, orthopnea, nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea, and peripheral edema., Clinical Presentation and Intervention: We report the case of a 76-year-old with CHF symptoms for the last 3 months. The ECG and transthoracic echocardiogram were suggestive of CHF due to amyloid cardiomyopathy. After cardiac MRI, a positive Congo red staining of subcutaneous fat aspiration and a negative genetic testing for mutant transthyretin, senile amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRw) was expected., Conclusion: Cardiac amyloidosis is remarkably underdiagnosed. Mostly, the treatment is supportive and differs from other typical causes of CHF, and thus, a high index of suspicion is required.
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- 2018
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