'Here comes the story of the Hurricane': a case report of AL cardiac amyloidosis and myocardial bridging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a rapidly progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy, whose role is emerging as a not-so-rare disorder leading to heart failure (HF). Myocardial bridge (MB) is the most common inborn coronary artery variant, and its clinical relevance is still matter of debate. The exceptional coexistence of these two conditions could accelerate disease progression and worsen the already compromised clinical conditions.

Case summary

We present the case of a 76-year-old female patient experiencing relapsing HF decompensation and presenting to our centre with dyspnoea at rest and severe peripheral congestion. Echocardiogram showed severe concentric hypertrophy, severe biventricular contractile dysfunction, and third-degree diastolic dysfunction. Coronary ang

SUBMITTER: Cappannoli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9280548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature