Author/Editor		Žižek, David; Cvijić, Marta; Zupan, Igor
Title		Cardiac resynchronization therapy in a patient with amyloid cardiomyopathy
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 66, št. 3
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 335-337
ISSN		0001-5385 - Acta cardiologica
Language		eng
Abstract		Cardiac involvement in systemic light chain amyloidosis carries poor prognosis. Amyloid deposition in the myocardium can alter regional left ventricular contraction and cause dyssynchrony. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment strategy for patients with advanced heart failure and echocardiographic dyssynchrony. We report a clinical and echocardiographic response of a patient with amyloid cardiomyo- pathy, treated with a combination of chemotherapy and CRT.
Keywords		cardiac resynchronization therapy light-chain amyloidosis amyloid cardiomyopathy heart failure