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Case Report

Revisiting Transthyretin Related Cardiac Amyloidosis: Case Report and Review of Literature

by
Munish Sharma
1,*,
Eduard Koman
2,
Gary S. Ledley
2 and
Sung-Hae Cho
2
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA
2
Department of Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Drexel University College of Medicine-Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2018, 8(2), 1054; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1054
Submission received: 16 December 2017 / Revised: 16 December 2017 / Accepted: 2 May 2018 / Published: 16 May 2018

Abstract

Amyloidosis is a complex group of disorders that can involve many organs and cause their dysfunction. Cardiac involvement indicates worse prognosis and influences treatment strategies. Cardiac amyloidosis is an under-diagnosed entity and high index of clinical suspicion and careful interpretation of basic diagnostic tools such as electrocardiogram and echocardiography is needed for early detection. Congestive heart failure due to restrictive pattern and/or conduction system abnormality, in absence of coronary artery disease should raise suspicion. We present a case of transthyretin related cardiac amyloidosis and discuss the key clinical and diagnostic findings along with review of existing literature regarding its management and outcomes.
Keywords: cardiac amyloidosis; endomyocardial biopsy; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; ECG findings in cardiac amyloidosis cardiac amyloidosis; endomyocardial biopsy; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; ECG findings in cardiac amyloidosis

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Sharma, M.; Koman, E.; Ledley, G.S.; Cho, S.-H. Revisiting Transthyretin Related Cardiac Amyloidosis: Case Report and Review of Literature. Clin. Pract. 2018, 8, 1054. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1054

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Sharma M, Koman E, Ledley GS, Cho S-H. Revisiting Transthyretin Related Cardiac Amyloidosis: Case Report and Review of Literature. Clinics and Practice. 2018; 8(2):1054. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1054

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Sharma, Munish, Eduard Koman, Gary S. Ledley, and Sung-Hae Cho. 2018. "Revisiting Transthyretin Related Cardiac Amyloidosis: Case Report and Review of Literature" Clinics and Practice 8, no. 2: 1054. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1054

APA Style

Sharma, M., Koman, E., Ledley, G. S., & Cho, S. -H. (2018). Revisiting Transthyretin Related Cardiac Amyloidosis: Case Report and Review of Literature. Clinics and Practice, 8(2), 1054. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1054

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