Open AccessNOT EVERY Q WAVE IS AN INFARCT- STEPWISE APPROACH IN A CASE OF CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS
Author(s) -
Farhala Baloch,
Sumaira Saleem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2227-9199
pISSN - 0048-2706
DOI - 10.47144/phj.v54i3.2109
Subject(s) - medicine , lethargy , amyloidosis , myocardial infarction , cardiac amyloidosis , cardiology , radiology
We are presenting a case of 65 years old lady who presented in clinic with shortness of breath, pedal and periorbital swelling and lethargy for 1 month. Her initial electrocardiogram (ECG) raised the suspicious of a missed myocardial infarction but detailed workup confirm the diagnosis of multiple myeloma with cardiac amyloidosis. The case highlight the importance of considering differentials of various ECG pattern mimicking infarcts and correlating them clinically and with other diagnostic modalities.