title: A case of cardiac amyloidosis presenting with symptoms of exertional syncope.
abstract: A 54-year-old man presented with symptoms of exertional syncope. Cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy. Exercise tolerance test revealed a failure of increased heart rate followed by sinus arrest, associated with syncope. Autopsy revealed amyloid deposits in the sinoatrial node.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takashiba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ebihara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hyakuna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tani
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis*