Özge ÇETİNARSLAN, Fatih Mehmet UÇAR
Demiroğlu Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi - 2026;12(1):44-47
Cardiac amyloidosis is a frequently overlooked cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, often mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Its clinical presentation may include nonspecific findings such as pleural effusions and dyspnea, contributing to diagnostic delays. We report a 51-year-old woman previously diagnosed with HCM, who presented with progressive dyspnea and recurrent pleural effusions with a near-preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (~50%). This case emphasizes the importance of considering infiltrative cardiomyopathies in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hypertrophy and highlights the role of multimodal imaging in unveiling systemic diseases with cardiac involvement.
