Cardiac amyloidosis history and symptoms

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Overview

Amyloidosis is a multi-system disease involving many organs simultaneously. Approximately 50% of the patients with cardiac amyloidosis present with right heart failure symptoms. The most common symptoms observed in patients with cardiac amyloidosis include fatigue, weight loss, and periorbital purpura.

History and Symptoms

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Symptoms

Cardiac amyloidosis can be associated with the following symptoms:[1]

References

  1. Dubrey SW, Cha K, Anderson J; et al. (1998). "The clinical features of immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis with heart involvement". QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians. 91 (2): 141–57. PMID 9578896. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Kyle RA, Gertz MA (1995). "Primary systemic amyloidosis: clinical and laboratory features in 474 cases". Seminars in Hematology. 32 (1): 45–59. PMID 7878478. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. Mugnai G, Cicoira M, Rossi A, Vassanelli C (2011). "Syncope in cardiac amyloidosis and chronic ischemic heart disease: A case report". Experimental and Clinical Cardiology. 16 (2): 51–3. PMC 3126684. PMID 21747665.
  4. Rapezzi C, Perugini E, Salvi F, Grigioni F, Riva L, Cooke RM, Ferlini A, Rimessi P, Bacchi-Reggiani L, Ciliberti P, Pastorelli F, Leone O, Bartolomei I, Pinna AD, Arpesella G, Branzi A (2006). "Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity in transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis: towards tailoring of therapeutic strategies?". Amyloid : the International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Investigation : the Official Journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis. 13 (3): 143–53. doi:10.1080/13506120600877136. PMID 17062380. Retrieved 2012-02-13. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. Mueller PS, Edwards WD, Gertz MA (2000). "Symptomatic ischemic heart disease resulting from obstructive intramural coronary amyloidosis". The American Journal of Medicine. 109 (3): 181–8. PMID 10974179. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. Al Suwaidi J, Velianou JL, Gertz MA; et al. (1999). "Systemic amyloidosis presenting with angina pectoris". Annals of Internal Medicine. 131 (11): 838–41. PMID 10610629. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)


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