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Sporadic Cardiac Amyloidosis by Amyloidogenic Transthyretin V122I Variant.
International heart journal - 30 Nov 2019
Nehashi Takeshi, Oikawa Masayoshi, Amami Kazuaki, Kanno Yuki, Yokokawa Tetsuro, Misaka Tomofumi, Yamada Shinya, Kunii Hiroyuki, Nakazato Kazuhiko, Ishida Takafumi, Takeishi Yasuchika
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary ATTR amyloid cardiomyopathy is defined as the intramyocardial deposition of amyloid fibrils derived from the mutation of transthyretin (TTR). A 51-year-old man was referred to our hospital for congestive heart failure. He and his family had no past history of heart diseases. Echocardiography showed remarkable left ventricular hypertrophy and reduced ejection fraction. Endomyocardial biopsy specimens...
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