| International Journal of Cardiology and Lipidology Research (Volume 2 Issue 1) |
| Cardiac amyloidosis : Mini review and a case report |
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Pages 14-19
Athanasios I. Triantafyllou, Ioannis E. Kapelakis, Epameinondas A. Triantafyllou, Konstantinos M. Lampropoulos and Antonios S. Manolis
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15379/2410-2822.2015.02.01.04
Published: 21 March 2015 |
| Abstract |
| Amyloidosis is a rare heterogeneous group of systemic disorders, which result due to extra cellular deposition of an insoluble, amorphous, eosinophilic, substance known as amyloid. The disease is often characterized by a restrictive cardiomyopathy with a poor prognosis and survival. The treatment of cardiac amyloidosis depends on the underlying etiology. However, the diagnosis of the type of cardiac amyloidosis is not always straightforward. We present here a case of cardiac amyloidosis and we discuss the different forms. |
| Keywords |
| Cardiac amyloidosis, Restrictive cardiomyopathy, Heart failure, Primary amyloidosis. |
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