Electrocardiographic findings in primary systemic amyloidosis and biopsy-proven cardiac involvement

Blaithnead Murtagh; Stephen C Hammill; Morie A Gertz; Robert A Kyle; A Jamil Tajik; Martha Grogan

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.028

Electrocardiographic findings in primary systemic amyloidosis and biopsy-proven cardiac involvement

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Feb 15;95(4):535-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.028.

Authors

Blaithnead Murtagh¹, Stephen C Hammill, Morie A Gertz, Robert A Kyle, A Jamil Tajik, Martha Grogan

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA. blaithnead.m.murtagh@uth.tmc.edu

PMID: 15695149
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.028

Abstract

The electrocardiograms of 127 patients with primary systemic amyloidosis and biopsy-proved cardiac involvement were analyzed. Low voltage (46%) and a pseudoinfarct pattern (47%) were the most common findings. Criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy were present in 16% of patients.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Biopsy
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Electrocardiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardium / pathology*

Grants and funding

CA 622242/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States