Amyloidosis echocardiography

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

## Overview

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## Echocardiography/Ultrasound

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* Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of Amyloidosis. Findings on an echocardiography suggestive of Amyloidosis include:[1][2][3]
* ‘Sparkling or speckled appearance’ of the LV thickening
* Hypertrophied right ventricle
* Diastolic dysfunction with restrictive filling pattern (in the advanced stages)
* Severe atrial dilatation
* Thickening of the interatrial septum
* Pericardial effusion
* Prominent valves

## References

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1. ↑ Klein AL, Hatle LK, Burstow DJ, Seward JB, Kyle RA, Bailey KR, Luscher TF, Gertz MA, Tajik AJ (April 1989). "Doppler characterization of left ventricular diastolic function in cardiac amyloidosis". J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 13 (5): 1017–26. PMID 2647814.
2. ↑ Pantazis A, Vischer AS, Perez-Tome MC, Castelletti S (March 2015). "Diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy". Echo Res Pract. 2 (1): R45–53. doi:10.1530/ERP-15-0007. PMC 4676455. PMID 26693331.
3. ↑ Eshaghian S, Kaul S, Shah PK (2007). "Cardiac amyloidosis: new insights into diagnosis and management". Rev Cardiovasc Med. 8 (4): 189–99. PMID 18192942.

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