Cardiac resynchronization therapy in a patient with amyloid cardiomyopathy

Acta Cardiol. 2013 Jun;68(3):335-7. doi: 10.1080/ac.68.3.2983432.

Abstract

Cardiac involvement in systemic light chain amyloidosis carries poor prognosis. Amyloid deposition in the myocardium can alter regional left ventricular contraction and cause dyssynchrony. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment strategy for patients with advanced heart failure and echocardiographic dyssynchrony. We report a clinical and echocardiographic response of a patient with amyloid cardiomyopathy, treated with a combination of chemotherapy and CRT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / diagnosis
  • Amyloidosis / therapy*
  • Biopsy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / methods*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
  • Echocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis
  • Male
  • Skin / pathology