Endomyocardial biopsy-proven light chain amyloidosis (AL) without echocardiographic features of infiltrative cardiomyopathy

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jul 1;80(1):93-5.

Abstract

Amyloid cardiomyopathy may exist when echocardiography does not suggest infiltration. Clinicians should be alert for the presence of a monoclonal protein, nephrotic range proteinuria, or peripheral neuropathy in a patient with heart failure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / metabolism
  • Amyloidosis / pathology*
  • Biopsy
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains / analysis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains