title: Catastrophic cardiac amyloidosis.
abstract: We report a case of a 61-year-old patient presenting with cardiogenic shock. His echocardiogram suggested typical features of cardiac amyloidosis. This case demonstrates that cardiac amyloidosis can present acutely and may be catastrophic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, P.O. Box 1331, Muscat 111, Oman.
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panduranga
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukhaini