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Cardiac amyloidosis

MedGen UID:
488730
Concept ID:
C0268407
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Amyloid cardiomyopathy
SNOMED CT: Senile cardiac amyloidosis (16573007); AS transthyretin amyloidosis (16573007); Cardiac amyloidosis (16573007); Stiff heart syndrome (16573007); Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (16573007); Amyloid heart muscle disease (16573007)
 
HPO: HP:0030843

Definition

Extracellular deposition in cardiac tissue of a proteinaceous material that, when stained with Congo red, demonstrates apple-green birefringence under polarized light and that has a distinct color when stained with sulfated Alcian blue. Viewed with electron microscopy, the amyloid deposits are seen to be composed of a beta-sheet fibrillar material. These nonbranching fibrils have a diameter of 7.5 to 10 nm and are the result of protein misfolding. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Finnish type amyloidosis
MedGen UID:
301243
Concept ID:
C1622345
Disease or Syndrome
The Finnish type of systemic amyloidosis is characterized clinically by a unique constellation of features including lattice corneal dystrophy, and cranial neuropathy, bulbar signs, and skin changes. Some patients may develop peripheral neuropathy and renal failure. The disorder is usually inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern; however, homozygotes with a more severe phenotype have also been reported (Meretoja, 1973). Finnish hereditary amyloidosis, also known as Meretoja syndrome or AGel amyloidosis, is one of the most common diseases in the Finnish disease heritage. Symptoms commonly appear by age 40, with the first finding usually corneal lattice dystrophy (CLD), diagnosed by an ophthalmologist. Impaired vision, polyneuropathy, facial nerve paresis, and cutis laxa follow. These symptoms may develop slowly and simultaneously, since amyloid accumulates systemically at a constant rate (summary by Nikoskinen et al., 2015). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of hereditary systemic amyloidosis, see AMYLD1 (105210).

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Eur Heart J 2021 Apr 21;42(16):1554-1568. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab072. PMID: 33825853Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Garcia-Pavia P, Rapezzi C, Adler Y, Arad M, Basso C, Brucato A, Burazor I, Caforio ALP, Damy T, Eriksson U, Fontana M, Gillmore JD, Gonzalez-Lopez E, Grogan M, Heymans S, Imazio M, Kindermann I, Kristen AV, Maurer MS, Merlini G, Pantazis A, Pankuweit S, Rigopoulos AG, Linhart A
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Martinez-Naharro A, Hawkins PN, Fontana M
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Falk RH, Alexander KM, Liao R, Dorbala S
J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 Sep 20;68(12):1323-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.053. PMID: 27634125
Wechalekar AD, Gillmore JD, Hawkins PN
Lancet 2016 Jun 25;387(10038):2641-2654. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01274-X. PMID: 26719234

Diagnosis

Bloom MW, Gorevic PD
Ann Intern Med 2023 Mar;176(3):ITC33-ITC48. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.7326/AITC202303210. PMID: 36913688
Garcia-Pavia P, Rapezzi C, Adler Y, Arad M, Basso C, Brucato A, Burazor I, Caforio ALP, Damy T, Eriksson U, Fontana M, Gillmore JD, Gonzalez-Lopez E, Grogan M, Heymans S, Imazio M, Kindermann I, Kristen AV, Maurer MS, Merlini G, Pantazis A, Pankuweit S, Rigopoulos AG, Linhart A
Eur Heart J 2021 Apr 21;42(16):1554-1568. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab072. PMID: 33825853Free PMC Article
Martinez-Naharro A, Hawkins PN, Fontana M
Clin Med (Lond) 2018 Apr 1;18(Suppl 2):s30-s35. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-s30. PMID: 29700090Free PMC Article
Falk RH, Alexander KM, Liao R, Dorbala S
J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 Sep 20;68(12):1323-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.053. PMID: 27634125
Wechalekar AD, Gillmore JD, Hawkins PN
Lancet 2016 Jun 25;387(10038):2641-2654. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01274-X. PMID: 26719234

Therapy

Maurer MS, Kale P, Fontana M, Berk JL, Grogan M, Gustafsson F, Hung RR, Gottlieb RL, Damy T, González-Duarte A, Sarswat N, Sekijima Y, Tahara N, Taylor MS, Kubanek M, Donal E, Palecek T, Tsujita K, Tang WHW, Yu WC, Obici L, Simões M, Fernandes F, Poulsen SH, Diemberger I, Perfetto F, Solomon SD, Di Carli M, Badri P, White MT, Chen J, Yureneva E, Sweetser MT, Jay PY, Garg PP, Vest J, Gillmore JD; APOLLO-B Trial Investigators
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Prognosis

Liang S, Liu Z, Li Q, He W, Huang H
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Porcari A, Fontana M, Gillmore JD
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Martinez-Naharro A, Hawkins PN, Fontana M
Clin Med (Lond) 2018 Apr 1;18(Suppl 2):s30-s35. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-s30. PMID: 29700090Free PMC Article
Falk RH, Alexander KM, Liao R, Dorbala S
J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 Sep 20;68(12):1323-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.053. PMID: 27634125

Clinical prediction guides

Maurer MS, Kale P, Fontana M, Berk JL, Grogan M, Gustafsson F, Hung RR, Gottlieb RL, Damy T, González-Duarte A, Sarswat N, Sekijima Y, Tahara N, Taylor MS, Kubanek M, Donal E, Palecek T, Tsujita K, Tang WHW, Yu WC, Obici L, Simões M, Fernandes F, Poulsen SH, Diemberger I, Perfetto F, Solomon SD, Di Carli M, Badri P, White MT, Chen J, Yureneva E, Sweetser MT, Jay PY, Garg PP, Vest J, Gillmore JD; APOLLO-B Trial Investigators
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Recent systematic reviews

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