FULMINANT AMYLOID CARDIOMYOPATHY

Authors
DONELAN BJ ORSINELLI DA PATEL RC LEIER CV
Citation
Bj. Donelan et al., FULMINANT AMYLOID CARDIOMYOPATHY, Cardiology, 83(1-2), 1993, pp. 124-127
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00086312
Volume
83
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
124 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-6312(1993)83:1-2<124:FAC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Within a 3-month period, a 71-year-old man went from an asymptomatic, active existence to intractable heart failure and death. Widespread am yloid deposition was noted on the histologic examination of endomyocar dial biopsy samples. The historical and laboratory features of this pa tient's rapidly devastating clinical course form the basis of this rep ort.