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Clinical Medicine, 2018 Systemic amyloidosis comprises an uncommon group of disorders caused by the extracellular deposition of misfolded proteins in various organs. Cardiac amyloid deposition, causing an infiltrative/restrictive cardiomyopathy, is a frequent feature of amyloidosis and a major determinant of survival.
Martinez-Naharro, A +2 more
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Role of cardiac MRI in the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis. Clinical cases
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2021 Purpose. The aim of this work is to show the capabilities of late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of a rare disease such as cardiac amyloidosis. Materials and methods.
Ekaterina A. Butorova +1 more
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Restrictive Atrial Dysfunction in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Differences between Immunoglobulin Light Chain and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Patients [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2022 Background: In cardiac amyloidosis, the prevalence of thromboembolic events and atrial fibrillation is higher in transthyretin amyloidosis compared to immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis.
Mathijs O. Versteylen +3 more
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Swiss Medical WeeklyCardiac amyloidosis is a disease characterised by the accumulation of amyloid protein in the heart tissue. There are several types of amyloidosis, but the most common types affecting the heart are ATTR amyloidosis (caused by transthyretin protein) and ...
Natallia Laptseva +3 more
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Clinical Medicine, 2005 Systemic amyloidosis commonly affects the heart. Indeed, cardiac symptoms may be the first clinical indicator of underlying amyloid deposition. Using two case studies, this article reviews the latest evidence regarding cardiac amyloidosis. The diagnosis of cardiac involvement can be established through imaging with echocardiography and magnetic ...
Maredia, Neil, Ray, Simon G
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Catastrophic Cardiac Amyloidosis [PDF]
Cardiology Research and Practice, 2011 We report a case of a 61-year-old patient presenting with cardiogenic shock. His echocardiogram suggested typical features of cardiac amyloidosis. This case demonstrates that cardiac amyloidosis can present acutely and may be catastrophic.
Prashanth Panduranga, Mohammed Mukhaini
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EXCLI Journal : Experimental and Clinical Sciences, 2023 Amyloidosis is a protein deposition disorder in which insoluble fibril structures accumulate in the bodily tissues damaging the organ function. Cardiac amyloidosis is a severe but under-reported medical condition characterized by the accumulation of ...
Gnana Deepthi Medarametla +9 more
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Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Hidden in Plain Sight
Case Reports in Medicine, 2021 Amyloidosis is an underappreciated medical condition with symptoms camouflaging as common medical comorbidities leading to its underdiagnosis due to its systemic involvement.
Constantine N. Logothetis +2 more
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Leukemia Research, 2019 Purpose: The aim of the present article was to review the recent developments in diagnosis, prognostication and management of cardiac amyloidosis. Methods: Available scientific literature on cardiac amyloidosis has been critically reviewed.
S. Shabanova, V. Huseynov
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Heart Failure Clinics, 2022 Amyloid deposits are defined by their tinctorial properties. Under the light microscope amyloid deposits are eosinophilic and amorphous when stained with hematoxylin and eosin. With Congo red staining the deposits are positive and under polarized light will exhibit green birefringence.
T, Tadokoro +3 more
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