Cardiac amyloidosis in a patient with multiple myeloma in a low resource setting: A case report and review of literature

Abstract

This is a case of a 43-year-old man presenting with features of congestive heart failure and confirmed multiple  myeloma that has been  on chemotherapy. Electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) were  oriented towards diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis,  showing mild pericardial effusion, restrictive cardiomyopathy and  low voltage QRS criteria on electrocardiogram. Lymph node and bone  marrow biopsies had confirmed the diagnosis  of multiple myeloma. Patient had diuretics and other supportive medications, did well and  was discharged home on  oral medications.