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Sudden cardiac arrest secondary to cardiac amyloidosis in a young woman with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome.
BMJ case reports - 16 Apr 2015
Endo Keiko, Suzuki Atsushi, Sato Kayoko, Shiga Tsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is caused by NLRP3 mutations, which result in dysregulated interleukin 1β (IL-1β) production and inflammation. Some patients with CAPS develop systemic amyloidosis via an inflammatory reaction. We describe a case of a 39-year-old woman who experienced cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to ventricular fibrillation complicated by cardiac amyloidosis as well as by CAPS....
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