Amyloidosis of the aortic root in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa [Amiloidoza korijenja aorte u bolesnika s nodoznim poliarteritisom]

Gašparović, Hrvoje and Petričević, Mate and Đurić, Željko and Brida, Vojtjeh and Jelašić, Dražen and Biočina, Bojan (2014) Amyloidosis of the aortic root in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa [Amiloidoza korijenja aorte u bolesnika s nodoznim poliarteritisom]. Collegium Antropologicum, 38 (3). pp. 1051-1053. ISSN 0350-6134

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Abstract

Amyloidosis results from the deposition of insoluble fibrillar proteins in various tissues. Cardiac symptoms, when present, are usually related to congestive heart failure or arrhythmias. Amyloid involvement of the aortic root is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of aortic root amyloidosis in a patient with a long-standing history ofpolyarteritis nodosa.

Abstract in Croatian

Amiloidoza nastaje zbog odlaganja netopljivih fibrilarni bjelančevina u različitim tkivima. Kardijalna simptomatologija, kad je prisutna, obično je vezana za kongestivno zatajenje srca ili poremećaje ritma. Nakupljanje amiloida u korijenu aorte je izuzetno rijetko. Opisujemo klinički slučaj amiloidoze korijena aorte u bolesnika s anamnezom dugogodišnjeg nodoznog poliarteritisa.

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