Isolated tricuspid regurgitation: Initial manifestation of cardiac amyloidosisopen access
- Authors
- Yoon, D.W.; Park, B.-J.; Kim, I.S.; Jeong, D.S.
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Keywords
- Amyloidosis; Tricuspid valve
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, v.48, no.6, pp 422 - 425
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Volume
- 48
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 422
- End Page
- 425
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/70934
- DOI
- 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.422
- ISSN
- 2233-601X
2093-6516
- Abstract
- Amyloid deposits in the heart are not exceptional in systemic amyloidosis. The clinical manifestations of cardiac amyloidosis may include restrictive cardiomyopathy, characterized by progressive diastolic and eventually systolic biventricular dysfunction; arrhythmia; and conduction defects. To the best of our knowledge, no previous cases of isolated tricuspid regurgitation as the initial manifestation of cardiac amyloidosis have been reported. We describe a rare case of cardiac amyloidosis that initially presented with severe tricuspid regurgitation in a 42-year-old woman who was successfully treated with tricuspid valve replacement. Unusual surgical findings prompted additional evaluation that established a diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma.
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