[Amyloidosis of the heart].

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Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by the pathological deposition of autologous proteins in an antiparallel β-sheet confirmation forming non-branching linear fibrils of indefinite length and an approximate diameter of 10-12 nm. Cardiac amyloidosis is caused by deposits in the heart and may lead to cardiac arrhythmia and low output failure. Following the diagnosis, classification of the...

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