Concurrent Therapy for Immunoglobulin Light Chain Cardiac Amyloidosis and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA), predominantly caused by amyloid transthyretin (ATTR) or immunoglobulin light chain (AL), has a poor prognosis, and a precise diagnosis is crucial because the optimal treatments differ between the two conditions. However, diagnosing AL-CA is challenging because of the unavailability of effective AL-detecting antibodies, particularly in cases with coexisting AL- and ATTR-CA. This report presents a successfully diagnosed case of complicated AL- and ATTR-CA that was successfully treated with tafamidis for ATTR-CA and combination chemotherapy for AL-CA. This case highlights the importance of a precise diagnosis of CA and supports the efficacy and safety of concurrent treatment for coexisting amyloidosis.
Authors
- Takahiro Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-5477)
- Kinta Hatakeyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-1836)
- Yuichi Horigome
- Yoshihiko Ikeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-5072)
- Junya Ako (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-6404)
- Manabu Matsumoto
- Shunsuke Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-6304)
Institutions
- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (JP)
- Kitasato University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.4526-24
- Primary Topic
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00