Abstract
Amyloidosis is a well-recognized systemic disease entity. Patients with cardiac amyloidosis have a poor prognosis; the median survival time after development of congestive heart failure is 4 months. We describe a 72-year-old woman with unsuspected cardiac amyloidosis who died during diagnostic coronary angiography. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this complication.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Amyloidosis / complications
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Amyloidosis / diagnostic imaging
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Amyloidosis / metabolism
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Amyloidosis / pathology*
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Cardiomyopathies / complications
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
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Cardiomyopathies / metabolism
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Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
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Coronary Angiography* / adverse effects
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Coronary Artery Disease / complications
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Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Artery Disease / metabolism
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Coronary Artery Disease / pathology*
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Heart Failure / complications
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Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Failure / metabolism
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Heart Failure / pathology*
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Humans