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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr;54(4):221-222.
doi: 10.4070/kcj.2024.0022.

Cardiomyopathy Without Amyloid Deposit in Systemic Light Chain Deposition Disease

Bo Eun Park  1   2 , Se Yong Jang  2   3 , Yoon Jung Park  2   4 , Myung Hwan Bae  1   2 , Jang Hoon Lee  1   2 , Dong Heon Yang  1   2 , Hun Sik Park  1   2 , Yongkeun Cho  1   2
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Cardiomyopathy Without Amyloid Deposit in Systemic Light Chain Deposition Disease

Bo Eun Park et al. Korean Circ J. 2024 Apr.
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The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Images and histological analyses in a case with cardiac light chain deposition disease. (A) Transthoracic echocardiographic image showing left ventricular wall thickness with disproportionate interventricular septal enlargement, resulting in a ‘speckled’ appearance and small pericardial effusion (parasternal long-axis view). (B) Regional longitudinal strain, assessed by 2-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography. The reduction in global longitudinal strain is particularly observed in the basal and mid-ventricular segments, manifesting as an ‘apical sparing’ pattern. The mean global longitudinal strain was −8.5%. (C) Electrocardiogram; The electrocardiogram of the patient reveals characteristic findings, including low voltage in the limb leads (QRS amplitude <5 mm in leads II, III, aVR, aVF) and a pseudo-infarct pattern (pathologic Q waves in V1, V2, V3, accompanied by the loss of R wave progression). (D, G) Histological analyses of endomyocardial biopsy specimens. (D) Trichrome staining: The blue areas signify significant interstitial fibrosis, original magnification ×100. (E) Congo red staining; The Congo red stain did not show extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils in the myocardial interstitium, original magnification ×100. (F) Immunofluorescence using anti-κ light chain antibody; the myocardial interstitium shows a negative reaction, original magnification ×100. (G) Immunofluorescence using anti-λ light chain antibody; The immunostaining with anti-λ light chain antibodies reveals intense positivity in the myocardial interstitium, original magnification ×100.
aVR = augmented vector right; aVF = augmented vector foot.
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