Narra Lavanya

A mother comforted her dying son with his new bride standing by his side, thanking him for being God’s greatest blessing, promising that she would come and find him in heaven. The room stood still. There are a handful of moments that stay with us throughout our careers. This was one of them. He was only 19 years old, but his time was counted in minutes and hours, not years. His dying wish was to marry his childhood sweetheart so, in the midst of beeping monitors and IV drips, a wedding was held.

Average (ratings) Abstract Amyloidosis is caused by extracellular deposition of amyloid protein in various organs and tissues. Light-chain amyloidosis is the most common systemic amyloidosis, whereas transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy is emerging as the underdiagnosed variant, especially in the elderly. Cardiac MRI and technetium-99m-pyrophosphate scintigraphy are specific non-invasive modalities that have simplified the diagnostic accuracy of cardiac amyloidosis.