RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Angina with a normal coronary angiogram caused by amyloidosis
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP e54
OP e54
DO 10.1136/hrt.2004.038984
VO 90
IS 9
A1 Whitaker, D C
A1 Tungekar, M F
A1 Dussek, J E
YR 2004
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/9/e54.abstract
AB A case of severe intractable angina pectoris with normal angiography is presented. Following video assisted thoracic sympathectomy the patient died of heart failure. Microvascular cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed at the postmortem examination. This report alerts clinicians to this possible diagnosis when treating patients with severe angina when no cause is found and discusses the poor prognosis in such cases.