Cardiac amyloidosis presenting as severe mitral regurgitation.
We report a patient with extensive infiltration of the left ventricle with amyloid who presented with severe mitral regurgitation which led to mitral valve replacement. The right ventricular biopsy showed minimal focal deposits of amyloid.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*