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Constrictive Pericarditis Revealing Rare Case of ALH Amyloidosis With Underlying Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia)

Overview
Journal JACC Case Rep
Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Date 2022 Mar 8
PMID 35257101
Authors
Vivian V Ho
Jack W OSullivan
William J Collins
Errol Ozdalga
Caitlin F Bell
Neil D Shah
Mayil S Krishnam
Michael G Ozawa
Ronald M Witteles
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Abstract

We present a case of pericardial amyloidosis with associated lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma in a patient with chronic worsening shortness of breath and cough. This case highlights the wide variation in the presentation of cardiac amyloidosis, and the rare occurrence of clinically significant light-chain and heavy-chain amyloidosis in the pericardium. ().

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