Improvement after thalidomide and dexamethasone treatment for advanced cardiac amyloidosis: a case report.
A case of advanced cardiac amyloidosis was treated with thalidomide. The patient showed early and significant improvement of diastolic cardiac function, as well as symptoms.
Choi
Jin Sung
JS
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Japan.
Hwang
Eui Nam
EN
Kim
Young-Hoon
YH
Jung
Yunjin
Y
Kim
Hye-Jeong
HJ
Nam
Seung-Hyun
SH
Park
Joong-Il
JI
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013792:Thalidomide; D003907:Dexamethasone