Wild-type Transthyretin Amyloid Deposition in an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Wild-type Transthyretin Amyloid Deposition in an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Amyloid deposition in aortic tissue is associated with increased stiffness. We report a patient with ascending aortic aneurysm and chronic abdominal aortic dissection who had significant wild-type transthyretin amyloid deposition on surgical pathology. The patient did not have cardiac involvement on...

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Main Authors: Abbas Hoteit, MD, Faye Victoria C. Casimero, MD, James R. Stone, MD, PhD, Duke Cameron, MD, Eric M. Isselbacher, MD, MSc, Reza Seyedsadjadi, MD, Hanna K. Gaggin, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
ascending aortic aneurysm
transthyretin amyloidosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084924000937

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