Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis – senile cardiac amyloidosis: clinical manifestation and non-invasive diagnostic approach Case report
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Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare metabolic storage disease. Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt), also known as senile cardiac amyloidosis (SCA), is more common and must be differentiated from other amyloid types. We present a case of senile cardiac amyloidosis SCA diagnosed in a patient with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure and discuss the clinical feather and imaging study findings a clinician should evaluate to avoid underdiagnosis of SCA.
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