Open AccessCardiac Amyloidosis, An Infiltrative Heart Disease Presenting as Arrhythmia- A Case Report
Author(s) -
B Magesh,
Deepak Kadeli,
Sunil Bohra,
V. Krishnaprasath,
R. Keshava
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24698.9661
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , cardiac amyloidosis , cardiology , left atrial enlargement , disease , heart failure , pathology , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm
Cardiac amyloidosis is a manifestation of amyloidosis which is a multisystem disorder. This is difficult to diagnose, rare disease which eventually leads to the mortality. Diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion along with echocardiographic clues like, diastolic dysfunction, bi-atrial enlargement and ventricular thickening. Treatment is mainly supportive with disappointing outcomes. We present a case of systemic amyloidosis with negative congo red staining, presenting with predominantly cardiac features.