Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare disorder in which the diagnosis requires specific clinical suspicion, especially in the case of heart failure without history of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Light-chain myeloma, with its characteristic hypogammaglobulinemia, absence of abnormal band on serum electrophoresis, and light-chain proteinuria, may be a cause of cardiac amyloidosis.
Titolo: | An unusual heart failure: cardiac amyloidosis due to light-chain myeloma. |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 |
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Abstract: | Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare disorder in which the diagnosis requires specific clinical suspicion, especially in the case of heart failure without history of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Light-chain myeloma, with its characteristic hypogammaglobulinemia, absence of abnormal band on serum electrophoresis, and light-chain proteinuria, may be a cause of cardiac amyloidosis. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/362959 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |
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