Isolated valvular amyloid

Two cases are described of grossly evident amyloid infiltration of the cardiac valves, while only minor deposits were found in other locations. The right-sided valves were more heavily involved than the left. No pre-existing disease of the valves was found, and the lesions appeared to have no advers...

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Published inThe American journal of cardiovascular pathology Vol. 2; no. 4; p. 365
Main Authors Yomtovian, R A, Walley, V M, Bollinger, D J, Edwards, J E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1989
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amyloid - analysis
Amyloidosis - pathology
Heart Valves - analysis
Heart Valves - pathology
Histological Techniques
Humans
Male
Myocardium - analysis
Myocardium - pathology
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Summary:Two cases are described of grossly evident amyloid infiltration of the cardiac valves, while only minor deposits were found in other locations. The right-sided valves were more heavily involved than the left. No pre-existing disease of the valves was found, and the lesions appeared to have no adverse effect upon the subjects. Only one other similar case was found in the literature. The only consistently associated condition among the recognized cases was advancing age. The name proposed for the condition is isolated valvular amyloid.
ISSN:0887-8005