Author/Authors :
Oye, Monique Department of Internal Medicine - UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA , Richardson, Aaron Division of Cardiology - UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA , Sadic, Edin Division of Cardiology - UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA , Alkhasawneh, Ahmad Department of Pathology - University of Florida Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA , Velarde, Gladys Division of Cardiology - UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Abstract :
A previously healthy octogenarian presented with new onset heart failure symptoms. Comprehensive multimodality imaging
including complete echocardiography with longitudinal strain analysis, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI), nuclear
medicine pyrophosphate (99-mcTcPYP) scan along with biomarker, monoclonal protein analysis, and fat pad biopsy confirmed
diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.
