Discrimination between pericardial disease and myocardial disease using tissue Doppler imaging in a patient with right-sided heart failure and multiple myeloma.
We report a case of right-sided heart failure associated with multiple myeloma. Amyloidosis was proven by rectal biopsy. In this case we were able to demonstrate myocardial disease by using tissue Doppler echocardiography, even in the presence of cardiac tamponade.
van Houwelingen
K G
KG
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. k.g.van houwelingen@lumc.nl
Bax
J J
JJ
Jukema
J W
JW
van der Wall
E E
EE
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology