Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis by magnetic resonance imaging due to a new mutation in the transthyretin gene

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Nov;105(11):614-5. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.07.004. Epub 2012 Jan 16.

Authors

Thibaud Damy¹, Violaine Plante-Bordeneuve, Sophie Valleix

Affiliation

¹ Fédération de cardiologie, groupe hospitalier Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France. thibaud.damy@hmn.aphp.fr

PMID: 23177490
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.07.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / complications
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Amyloidosis / genetics
Amyloidosis / pathology
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / genetics
Cardiomyopathies / pathology
Contrast Media
Dyspnea / etiology
Gadolinium
Heart Failure / etiology
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Mutation, Missense*
Point Mutation*
Prealbumin / genetics*
Stroke Volume

Substances

Contrast Media
Prealbumin
Gadolinium