Fatal refractory cardiac arrest as presentation of systemic amyloidosis

Autor: Peter Chung, Sarah Wheeler, Andrew Fong, Kyle Hurth, Bassam Yaghmour
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 101042- (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-0071
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101042
Popis: Amyloidosis is a challenging diagnosis in the absence of clinical suspicion. The two patients reported here lacked any symptoms suggestive of amyloidosis. Instead, they presented with sudden, unexplained cardiac arrests that were persistent, treatment refractory, and ultimately fatal. Post-mortem examination unexpectedly revealed evidence of diffuse, systemic amyloidosis throughout multiple organ systems. We bring awareness to this unusual presentation of systemic amyloidosis that portends to poor outcome.
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