Xie Linfeng, Luo Suxin, Huang Bi
Department of Cardiology the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.
Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 14;12(4):e8763. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8763. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) commonly present with dyspnea, fatigue, and edema. In our case, the main presentation was exertional angina, which was atypical in patients with ATTR-CM and should be paid more attention to.
A 54-year-old woman was admitted with a complaint of exertional chest pain, and she had a history of hypertension. The results of the electrocardiogram and echocardiography revealed the clues of cardiac amyloidosis, and the patient was finally diagnosed with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, then she received tafamidis, and the symptoms improved significantly.
转甲状腺素蛋白心脏淀粉样变(ATTR-CM)患者通常表现为呼吸困难、疲劳和水肿。在我们的病例中,主要表现为劳力性心绞痛,这在ATTR-CM患者中不典型,应予以更多关注。
一名54岁女性因劳力性胸痛入院,有高血压病史。心电图和超声心动图结果揭示了心脏淀粉样变的线索,该患者最终被诊断为转甲状腺素蛋白心脏淀粉样变,随后接受了氯苯唑酸治疗,症状显著改善。