Angina with a normal coronary angiogram caused by amyloidosis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Angina with a normal coronary angiogram caused by amyloidosis

AU - Whitaker, D C

AU - Tungekar, M F

AU - Dussek, J E

PY - 2004/9

Y1 - 2004/9

N2 - A case of severe intractable angina pectoris with normal angiography is presented. Following video assisted thoracic sympathectomy the patient died of heart failure. Microvascular cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed at the postmortem examination. This report alerts clinicians to this possible diagnosis when treating patients with severe angina when no cause is found and discusses the poor prognosis in such cases.

AB - A case of severe intractable angina pectoris with normal angiography is presented. Following video assisted thoracic sympathectomy the patient died of heart failure. Microvascular cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed at the postmortem examination. This report alerts clinicians to this possible diagnosis when treating patients with severe angina when no cause is found and discusses the poor prognosis in such cases.

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M3 - Article

SN - 1468-201X

VL - 90

SP - e54

JO - Heart

JF - Heart

IS - 9

ER -