Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[2]

Overview

Echocardiography may show increased thickness of the left ventricle (LV) wall, enlargement of the atria, grade 3 diastolic dysfunction in mitral inflow and sometimes elevated left ventricular filling pressure as a cardiac dysfunction related to MGUS.

Echocardiography

Echocardiography may show:^[1]

Increased thickness of the left ventricle (LV) wall
Enlargement of the atria
Grade 3 diastolic dysfunction in mitral inflow
Elevated left ventricular filling pressure

References

↑ Jang ST, Sohn IS, Jin ES, Cho JM, Kim CJ, Lim SJ (April 2009). “A case of cardiac dysfunction associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance”. J. Korean Med. Sci. 24 (2): 354–6. doi:10.3346/jkms.2009.24.2.354. PMC 2672144. PMID 19399286.

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[pmid19399286-1] Jang ST, Sohn IS, Jin ES, Cho JM, Kim CJ, Lim SJ (April 2009). “A case of cardiac dysfunction associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance”. J. Korean Med. Sci. 24 (2): 354–6. doi:10.3346/jkms.2009.24.2.354. PMC 2672144. PMID 19399286.

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