Discrimination between pericardial disease and myocardial disease using tissue Doppler imaging in a patient with right-sided heart failure and multiple myeloma

K G van Houwelingen; J J Bax; J W Jukema; E E van der Wall

doi:10.1023/a:1021776924795

Discrimination between pericardial disease and myocardial disease using tissue Doppler imaging in a patient with right-sided heart failure and multiple myeloma

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2003 Feb;19(1):1-4. doi: 10.1023/a:1021776924795.

Authors

K G van Houwelingen¹, J J Bax, J W Jukema, E E van der Wall

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. k.g.van [email protected]

PMID: 12602475
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021776924795

Abstract

We report a case of right-sided heart failure associated with multiple myeloma. Amyloidosis was proven by rectal biopsy. In this case we were able to demonstrate myocardial disease by using tissue Doppler echocardiography, even in the presence of cardiac tamponade.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amyloidosis / complications
Amyloidosis / diagnostic imaging*
Amyloidosis / pathology
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / complications
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Female
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Failure / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma / complications
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardiocentesis
Rectum / pathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology