Cardiac amyloidosis presenting as ischemic heart disease. A case report and review of literature.
Cardiac amyloidosis can have varied clinical presentations, but it uncommonly leads to typical angina. The exact cause of ischaemia in this condition is not known, though various mechanisms have been postulated. We describe here a case of cardiac amyloidosis, proven by endomyocardial biopsy, which presented as ischaemic heart disease, and we also review the literature on the same.
Narang
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Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Chopra
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Wasir
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D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology