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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.5935/2318-8219.20200009
Abstract Introduction Cardiac involvement in patients with systemic amyloidosis indicates a worse prognosis. Moreover, the diagnosis is delayed, since the signs and symptoms of this disease are nonspecific. Global longitudinal strain has been shown to be an important predictor of cardiac events. We report four cases of patients with cardiac amyloidosis submitted to ECHO Strain and magnetic resonance for comparison and diagnostic confirmation. Case reports The medical records of four patients with cardiac amyloidosis admitted in 2017 at a tertiary […]
Keywords: Amyloidosis; Echocardiography; Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging