Wild-Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in a Transplanted Heart.

Autor: Stern LK; Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA., Ivey PA; Department of Cardiology, Intermountain Healthcare, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA., Lum CJ; Department of Cardiology, Intermountain Healthcare, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA., Zaidi S; Department of Cardiology, Intermountain Healthcare, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA., Luthringer D; Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA., Velleca A; Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA., Kobashigawa JA; Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA., Patel JK; Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA., Kittleson MM; Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JACC. Case reports [JACC Case Rep] 2023 Jun 23; Vol. 19, pp. 101935. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 23 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101935
Abstrakt: Wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt-CM) is more prevalent than appreciated in the elderly. We present the case of an 88-year-old woman who underwent heart transplantation for ischemic cardiomyopathy and then presented 21 years later with new onset atrial flutter, found on endomyocardial biopsy to have new ATTRwt-CM. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. ).
Competing Interests: The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
(© 2023 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE