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What would be your index of suspicion for AL amyloidosis with cardiac involvement in a patient with MGUS to prompt further imaging (and which modality would be preferred)?

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Cardiology · Washington University School of Medicine

In short, we will usually be concerned for potential underlying AL cardiomyopathy (AL-CM) in a patient with MGUS if they have symptoms/signs of heart failure. NT Pro BNP is very sensitive for detecting cardiac involvement of amyloid (Zhang et al., PMID 33283202) and troponin can also help. While the...

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