Publications by authors named "H Ueba"
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) due to amyloid deposition was reported to precede fatal cardiac amyloidosis by several years. Although nerve conduction study (NCS) supports CTS diagnosis, the incidence of positive amyloid deposition in electrophysiologically proven CTS is unclear. We retrospectively analysed the demographic data including age, gender, bilateral hand involvement, amyloid deposition and NCS results, of 111 consecutive CTS patients with postoperative symptom improvement (mean 71.
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- Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA) is a serious, progressive disease, and recent studies suggest that finding TTR amyloid in tenosynovial tissue can aid in its diagnosis.
- A study was conducted on 79 patients undergoing carpal tunnel surgery, where TTR amyloid was found in 34% of their tenosynovial tissue samples.
- Among patients with TTR deposition who had cardiac assessments via Tc-PYP scintigraphy, 19% were identified to have ATTRwt-CA, highlighting the potential of this method for early diagnosis even in asymptomatic patients.
Vascular toxicity is one of serious complications following cisplatin-based chemotherapy. This case suggests that cisplatin has a potential risk of delayed occurrence of vasospastic angina. It is important to perform careful history taking including discontinued drugs for differential diagnosis of chest pain.
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