04 July 2022: Articles
Acute Mitral Regurgitation Due to Chordae Tendineae Rupture: A Rare Presentation of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Regina Aguilar-López A , Cristopher Cándido Sánchez-Rodríguez A , Daniel Manzur-Sandoval A , María Flores Calvo A , Alberto Aranda-Fraustro A , Antonio Jordán-Ríos A , Alejandro Francisco-Cruz A , Gustavo Rojas-Velasco A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936545
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936545
Figure 5. Congo red staining and polarized light positivity suggested cardiac amyloidosis. (A) Heart biopsy slide stained with Congo red showing amorphous cytoplasmic aggregates (black arrowheads) and (B) anomalous green color revealed using polarized light (white arrowhead) (×100).