Division of Cardiology, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA.
Division of Cardiology, Cook County Health, Chicago, USA.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Apr;30(2):792-799. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02865-7. Epub 2021 Dec 6.
We present a case of a patient with worsening visual acuity and dense vitreal debris who was found to have vitreal transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) infiltration. Cardiac workup, performed to identify systemic amyloidosis, demonstrated focal myocardial amyloid infiltration on pyrophosphate (PYP) scintigraphy and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), resulting in a diagnosis of subclinical ATTR cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA). Patient was identified as a carrier of p.S70R mutation which results in an aggressive ATTR phenotype. Patient is tolerating transthyretin silencer therapy well. Through this case, we discuss the role of a multimodality imaging approach for the diagnosis of subclinical ATTR-CA.
我们报告了一例视力持续下降和密集玻璃体碎片的患者,该患者被发现有玻璃体转甲状腺素淀粉样蛋白 (ATTR) 浸润。为了确定系统性淀粉样变性,进行了心脏检查,结果在焦磷酸盐 (PYP) 闪烁显像和心脏磁共振 (CMR) 上显示局灶性心肌淀粉样浸润,导致临床前 ATTR 心脏淀粉样变性 (ATTR-CA) 的诊断。患者被鉴定为 p.S70R 突变的携带者,该突变导致侵袭性的 ATTR 表型。患者对转甲状腺素抑制剂治疗耐受良好。通过这个病例,我们讨论了多模态成像方法在诊断临床前 ATTR-CA 中的作用。