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Cervical myelopathy due to amyloid deposition with accompanying cardiac abnormalities.

Masashi UeharaShugo KuraishiShota IkegamiHiroki ObaTakashi TakizawaRyo MunakataTerue HatakenakaTakayuki KamanakaYoshinari MiyaokaYoshiki SekijimaJun Takahashi
Published in: The journal of spinal cord medicine (2022)
This is a relatively rare report of systemic amyloidosis including a combination of cervical myelopathy with amyloid deposition and cardiac dysfunction from cardiac amyloidosis. CT findings of multiple fine calcifications suggest the possibility of amyloidosis and may warrant further examination of cardiac function.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • spinal cord
  • multiple myeloma
  • computed tomography
  • oxidative stress
  • air pollution
  • heart failure