The diagnostic value of echocardiography in cardiac amloidosis / 中华超声影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze transthoracic echocardiographic characteristics of cardiac amloidosis (CA).Methods Fifteen cases of biopsy-proven CA were retrospectively reviewed.Results Interventricular septal thickening(＞1.3 cm)of varing degrees were found in all cases.In 11 cases,the posterior of left ventricular wall were thickened.Myocardial echoes of interventricular septum and free wall of left ventricular were enhanced evidently and distributed unevenly.The echoes presented as ground glass-like images,with some spotty hyper echoes.Both atria were enlarged,and LVEF decreased,with diastolic function impaired,and mild-moderate hydropericardium found in the CA.Conclusions Transthoracic echocardiography is a relatively sensitive and highly specific non-invasive mothod tO diagnose CA.