[An atypical case of cardiac amyloidosis]

Recenti Prog Med. 2009 May;100(5):247-52.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The described report deals with the case of a patient with diagnosis of ischemic-hypertensive cardiomyiopathy based on the history of angina and inducible myocardial ischemia with normal coronary arteries. However, after cardiac magnetic resonance, the typical amyloidotic pattern is found and the final diagnosis of multiple myeloma is made at osteomedullary biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
  • Amyloidosis / etiology
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Angina Pectoris / diagnosis
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Bone Marrow Examination
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Melphalan / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications*
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis
  • Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology
  • Multiple Myeloma / surgery
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Melphalan