Myocardial biopsy in a case of cardiomyopathy and partial alpha-a antitrypsin deficiency with liver engagement.
A case of partial alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency with liver engagement and a biopsy-verified congestive cardiomyopathy is reported. The possibility of a connection between these two diseases is discussed in view of recent literature.
D001706:Biopsy; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006332:Cardiomegaly; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency