A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Tonnison de Oliveira Silva
, Eduardo Sahade Darze, Luiz Eduardo Fonteles Ritt
, André Luiz Cerqueira Almeida, Antônio Ximenes
Tonnison de Oliveira Silva
, Eduardo Sahade Darze, Luiz Eduardo Fonteles Ritt
, André Luiz Cerqueira Almeida, Antônio Ximenes
Introduction Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a rare cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy and/or peripheral polyneuropathy, of a progressive, irreversible and fatal nature, underdiagnosed and with its definitive diagnosis performed late. Early diagnosis, characterization of the type of amyloidosis and subsequent establishment of specific therapy are fundamental for a better prognosis of this disease. We present a case of ATTR where clinical suspicion associated with multimodality diagnosis — nuclear medicine — was able to safely deliver diagnosis, without the need for biopsy. […]
Keywords: Amyloidosis/complications; Cardiomyopathy,Restrictive; Diagnostic Imaging; Endomyocardial Fibrosis; Heart failure; Hypertension; Prealbumin