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
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Amyloidosis / metabolism
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Amyloidosis / pathology*
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Biopsy
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Echocardiography
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Female
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Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin Light Chains / analysis*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardium / pathology*
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Retrospective Studies
Substances
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Immunoglobulin Light Chains