title: An interesting case of cardiac amyloidosis initially diagnosed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Cardiac involvement occurs frequently in primary amyloidosis and is associated with heart failure hospitalizations and poor survival. The initial presentation of the disease may be misleading, resulting in under-diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis and late initiation of treatment. We present a case of cardiac amyloidosis initially misdiagnosed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and we discuss the key findings of the disease along with the latest evidence regarding the management and prognosis of cardiac amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boufidou
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mantziari
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paraskevaidis
authors.forename: Haralambos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karvounis
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nenopoulou
authors.forename: Maria-Eleni
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Manthou
authors.forename: Ioannis H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Styliadis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parcharidis
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone