| Coexistent asymptomatic myeloma and hereditary cardiac amyloidosis: an unusual case of heart failure. | |
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PMID: 22083004 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A 76-year-old Afro-Caribbean man presenting with heart failure was diagnosed with isolated cardiac amyloid. He had evidence of myeloma on bone marrow biopsy suggesting AL amyloid, the commonest type of systemic amyloidosis, as the underlying cause. He had no other myeloma-related organ damage. However, endocardial biopsy revealed amyloid fibrils composed of transthyretin and genetic typing established heterozygozity for the valine to isoleucine mutation at position 122 (Val122Ile). The diagnosis was therefore hereditary systemic amyloidosis as a result of a genetic transthyretin variant (ATTR) causing cardiac amyloidosis and coexistent asymptomatic myeloma. This requires symptomatic treatment of heart failure only. This article discusses a rare cause of heart failure and uses this case to illustrate that histological confirmation of the amyloid-causing protein is essential. Mistaken assumption of AL amyloid could have resulted in inappropriate cytotoxic therapy targeting the plasma cell clone. |
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Lydia Lee; Michael Aziz; Ashutosh Wechalekar; Neil Rabin |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) Volume: 72 ISSN: 1750-8460 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101257109 Medline TA: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 630-1 Citation Subset: IM |
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