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Cardiac amyloidosis: still challenging.

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A 67-year-old men complaining of rapidly progressive dyspnoea was hospitalized with a first episode of biventricular cardiac decompensation at a local hospital. Initial evaluation revealed a hypertrophic ventricle with preserved… Click to show full abstract

A 67-year-old men complaining of rapidly progressive dyspnoea was hospitalized with a first episode of biventricular cardiac decompensation at a local hospital. Initial evaluation revealed a hypertrophic ventricle with preserved ejection fraction, a restrictive filling pattern and dilated atria as well as a diffuse and patchy midventricular late gadolinium enhancement in MRI ( Panel A ). Therefore, some form of hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy was suspected. No signs for systemic …

Keywords: amyloidosis still; still challenging; cardiac amyloidosis

Journal Title: European heart journal
Year Published: 2017

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