Suspecting Cardiac Amyloidosis in Congestive Heart Failure

Amyloidosis is a rare multisystem disease due to deposition of abnormal protein fragments, and cardiac amyloidosis is progressive and difficult to diagnose due to its subtle and non-specific symptoms unless the physician maintains a high degree of suspicion. This case report focuses on amyloid depos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alatassi, Emad U, Mohamed, Alaa, Habib, Salim, Alabdul Razzak, Iyiad, Mahmoud, Anas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33224643
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11046
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Sumario:Amyloidosis is a rare multisystem disease due to deposition of abnormal protein fragments, and cardiac amyloidosis is progressive and difficult to diagnose due to its subtle and non-specific symptoms unless the physician maintains a high degree of suspicion. This case report focuses on amyloid deposition in the heart of an 84-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of uncompensated heart failure.

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