A strange case of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in the Elderly: a diagnostic challenge.
Clin Ter
; 174(3): 235-239, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-37199356
ABSTRACT
Abstract Transthyretin (TTR)-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy that mimics hypertensive, hypertrophic heart disease and may go undiagnosed. We here report the case of a 83-year-old woman, which has rapresented an unique case of transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis, as a patient with an initial diagnosis of hypertensive heart disease later develops an infiltrative cardiomyopathy due to amyloid deposits.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiopatias
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Amiloidose
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Hipertensão
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Cardiomiopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Ter
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália