[Echocardiographic analysis in cardiac amyloidosis].
Systemic amyloidosis with cardiac involvement may clinically be suspected in the presence of heart failure or arrhythmia of unknown origin. Herein two cases of cardiac amyloidosis are described with a clinical presentation of heart failure refractory to usual treatment. The key role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis is discussed. A treatment targeted against the generation of amyloid fibril should ideally be initiated before apparition of heart failure.
Hurrel
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Service de Médecine Interne, Département de Médecine, CHUV, Lausanne.
Deriaz-Chessex
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Waeber
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Jeanrenaud
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Périard
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D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001706:Biopsy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology