Cardiac amyloidosis
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Search complete. 7 mentions across 1 episode found for "Cardiac amyloidosis".
Oct 11, 2026
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
Oct 11 · 7 Mentions
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1:19A M ThirugnanamGUEST
That has completely changed.
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1:22A M ThirugnanamGUEST
Today, cardiac amyloidosis alone is recognized as a common cause of heart failure in the elderly.
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1:31A M ThirugnanamGUEST
We have drugs that stabilize or silence the abnormal protein.
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1:36A M ThirugnanamGUEST
We have imaging that can make the diagnosis without a biopsy.
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7:25Alexander WoodHOST
What does the ECG tell us?
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7:29A M ThirugnanamGUEST
The ECG is cheap and powerful, and it gives us some of the most useful clues.
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7:35A M ThirugnanamGUEST
In cardiac amyloidosis, the classic finding is low voltage in the limb leads despite thick walls on the echo.
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7:45A M ThirugnanamGUEST
This mismatch, a thick heart on echo but small complexes on the ECG, is one of the most valuable red flags in cardiology.