title: Echocardiographic findings in amyloid cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Echocardiographic manifestations of two patients with cardiac amyloidosis are presented. The findings consisted of increased thickness of the left ventricular posterior wall and interventricular septal wall, a normal to small left ventricular cavity, and pericardial effusion. The echocardiograph is useful in the evaluation of patients with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged