title: Amyloidosis of the aortic root in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa.
abstract: Amyloidosis results from the deposition of insoluble fibrillar proteins in various tissues. Cardiac symptoms, when present, are usually related to congestive heart failure or arrhythmias. Amyloid involvement of the aortic root is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of aortic root amyloidosis in a patient with a long-standing history ofpolyarteritis nodosa.
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gašparović
authors.forename: Mate
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petričević
authors.forename: Eljko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Đurić
authors.forename: Vojtjeh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brida
authors.forename: Drazen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jelašić
authors.forename: Bojan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biočina
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications*