title: [Amyloid light-chain amyloidosis with primary involvement of the cardiorespiratory system--2 case reports].
abstract: The authors describe the cases of two women suffering from AL amyloidosis with affection of the heart muscle in particular. In one of the patients there were also massive amyloid deposits in the lungs which is an exceptional finding. The observations confirm the adverse prognosis of amyloidosis, the rapid progression of the disease after the onset of symptoms of cardiac failure. The first cardial manifestation in both patients were palpitations. The first patient, but not the second one, had a myeloma confirmed on necropsy.
authors.affiliation: II. interní klinika 1. LF UK, Praha.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Danzig
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Danzigová
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lukás
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ort
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elleder
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Campr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sikulová
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid
vernacular_title: AL amyloidóza s dominantním postizením kardiopulmonálního systému--dvĕ pozorování.