A case of cardiac amyloidosis presenting with symptoms of exertional syncope

A case of cardiac amyloidosis presenting with symptoms of exertional syncope

A 54‐year‐old man presented with symptoms of exertional syncope. Cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy. Exercise tolerance test revealed a failure of increased heart rate followed by sinus arrest, associated with syncope. Autopsy revealed amyloid deposits in the sinoatrial node....

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) N.J.), 1991-03, Vol.14 (3), p.267-268
Hauptverfasser: Fujii, B., Matsuda, Y., Ohno, H., Hamada, Y., Takashiba, K., Ebihara, H., Hyakuna, E., Tani, S.
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Sprache:eng
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Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
cardiac amyloidosis
Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis
Electrocardiography
exertional syncope
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Other metabolic disorders
Physical Exertion
sinus arrest
Syncope - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:A 54‐year‐old man presented with symptoms of exertional syncope. Cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy. Exercise tolerance test revealed a failure of increased heart rate followed by sinus arrest, associated with syncope. Autopsy revealed amyloid deposits in the sinoatrial node.
ISSN:0160-9289
1932-8737
DOI:10.1002/clc.4960140317