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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Multimodality Imaging in Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and ATTR Wild-Type Cardiac Amyloidosis.

Amalia Peix, Aylen Perez, Yrving Figueredo, Leonel Torres, Lazaro O Cabrera, Giselle Monzon, Hilda Roblejo, Alejandro Perera, Anita Brink, Diana Paez

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Amalia PeixInstitute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Habana 10400, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0001-5805-1810
Aylen PerezInstitute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Habana 10400, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0001-9990-9844
Yrving FigueredoClinica Central Cira Garcia, La Habana 10400, Cuba.ORCID 0009-0002-3622-384X
Leonel TorresIsotopes Center, La Habana 10200, Cuba.
Lazaro O CabreraInstitute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Habana 10400, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0001-8842-7911
Giselle MonzonNational Center for Medical Genetics, La Habana 10300, Cuba.
Hilda RoblejoNational Center for Medical Genetics, La Habana 10300, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0002-5895-8057
Alejandro PereraIsotopes Center, La Habana 10200, Cuba.
Anita BrinkNuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1400 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8658-2379
Diana PaezNuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1400 Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

Amyloidosis is characterized by the tissue deposition of insoluble fibrils derived from misfolded proteins. This case report describes a Hispanic man diagnosed with both monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis. The diagnosis was made using a combination of serological tests and multimodality cardiac imaging. The report highlights the importance of multimodality imaging in diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis, especially in cases where MGUS is also present. The patient presented with shortness of breath and was found to have cardiac abnormalities through electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). A technetium-99m pyrophosphate (Tc-99m PYP) scan confirmed the presence of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis. Bone marrow biopsy confirmed MGUS. The patient was treated with diuretics and remained asymptomatic during follow-up. The report emphasizes the need for accurate diagnosis to differentiate between AL, ATTR, and MGUS due to their distinct clinical courses and treatments.

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cardiac amyloidosiscardiac magnetic resonancemonoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significancetechnetium-99m pyrophosphate

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PMCPMC12564993

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