Paraproteinemia

Reports from S.T. Jang and colleagues advance knowledge in paraproteinemia

Published in Medical Device Business Week, June 24th, 2009

According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "The monoclonal gammopathies (MG) are monoclonal neoplasms related to each other by virtue of their development from common progenitors in the B lymphocyte lineage. Cardiac dysfunction in patients with MG is not well established."

"We experienced a case of cardiac dysfunction associated with MG identified by echocardiography and biopsy. Fifty nine year-old man was admitted because of dyspnea for several months. Echocardiography revealed diastolic dysfunction showing restrictive physiology with elevated left ventricular filling pressure. Bone marrow (BM) studies and immunoelectrophoresis were compatible with...

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Source: Medical Device Business Week (2009-06-24)

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