title: Unusual Case of Cardiac Amyloidosis Preceded by a Twenty-year History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure.
abstract: Amyloidosis is a well-known but uncommon disease, and the physician must maintain a high index of suspicion in order to make a timely diagnosis. The expected survival of patients with cardiac amyloidosis is generally poor. In particular, survival has been reported to be 4-12 months for patients with amyloid light-chain amyloidosis with congestive heart failure. We herein report a rare case of cardiac amyloidosis in which the patient presented with cardiac hypertrophy after a 20-year history of dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sakai Hospital Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Seijiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maekura
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ino
authors.forename: Masayosi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Nobutaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masunaga
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Junkichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male