摘要：Figures See all figures Authors J. Cautela , P.-L. Massoure , N.-C. Roche , S. Taix , J.-M. Gil , L. Fourcade Hôpital des armées A.-Laveran, service de cardiologie, boulevard Laveran, 13384 Marseille cédex 13, Service d’anatomopathologie, boulevard Laveran, 13384 Marseille Key words: cardiac amyloidosis, left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, Comoros DOI : 10.1684/mst.2013.0267 Page(s) : 390-3 Published in: 2013 In Africa, hypertension is a major public health problem, and hypertensive heart disease is a leading cause of heart failure. Left ventricular hypertrophy is a common consequence of hypertension. We present a case illustrating an unusual cause of such hypertrophy in a 73-year-old patient with heart failure living in the Comoros Islands, in whom we diagnosed cardiac amyloidosis. This disease has not previously been reported in the Comoros Islands and remains associated with a poor prognosis.
关键词：cardiac amyloidosis; left ventricular hypertrophy; heart failure; Comoros
