Open AccessCardiac amyloidosis: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Adeyemi Taiwo,
Lavanya Alapati,
Assad Movahed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i6.742
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac amyloidosis , amyloidosis , cardiogenic shock , endomyocardial biopsy , restrictive cardiomyopathy , biopsy , disease , cardiology , amyloid (mycology) , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , pathology , radiology , intensive care medicine , myocardial infarction
Cardiac amyloidosis, a disease caused by the precipitation of amyloid proteins in the myocardial extracellular matrix has been historically difficult to diagnose due to lack of specific clinical manifestations and necessity of biopsy to demonstrate amyloid deposition. However, advances in cardiovascular imaging techniques have facilitated earlier recognition of this disease. In addition, while once thought of as incurable, treatment strategies are emerging for cardiac amyloidosis, making early diagnosis essential.