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Amiloidose Cardíaca por Transtirretina Simulando Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica em um Paciente Idoso

2021; Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC); Volume: 116; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.36660/abc.20200236

1678-4170

J P Guimarães, Joana Trigo, Fernando Gonçalves, José Ilídio Moreira,

Cellular transport and secretion

Wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (wt-ATTR-CM) is increasingly recognized due to the recognition of the increasing prevalence, advances in diagnostic methods, and the development of effective treatments. We report the case of an 88-year-old female with history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and no relevant family history. She presented to the emergency department with history of syncope, productive cough, worsening dyspnea, and fever. The auscultation showed a grade III/VI systolic murmur in her left [...]