09 December 2024
: Case report 
A 68-Year-Old Colombian Man Presenting with Heart Failure and a Diagnosis of Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Francisco L. Uribe-Buritica ABCDEF 1,2, Paula Andrea Cárdenas-Marín ABCDEF 2,3, Juan David López-Ponce de León ABCDEF 2,3*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943811
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943811
Figure 3. Transthoracic echocardiogram of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. Non-dilated left ventricle with concentric hypertrophy and severely thickened walls showing a speckled appearance. Left ventricular ejection fraction of 30%, with severely reduced longitudinal strain (−6.2%), demonstrating relative apical sparing. ANT – anterior; ANT SEPT – anterior septal; INF – inferior; Post – posterior; LAT – lateral.