Case With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Complicated With Rapidly Progressive Aortic Stenosis Possibly Caused by Amyloid Deposition in the Aortic Valve

Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Nov;14(11):e013357. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.121.013357. Epub 2021 Nov 3.
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Keywords: amyloid; aortic valve; aortic valve stenosis; cardiomyopathies; echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloid / metabolism*
  • Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / complications*
  • Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / diagnosis
  • Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / metabolism
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / metabolism*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Biopsy
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / metabolism
  • Disease Progression
  • Echocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
  • Male
  • Time Factors
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*

Substances

  • Amyloid

Supplementary concepts

  • Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related