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Cardiac Care of Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis.
Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 2020
Itzhaki Ben Zadok Osnat, Kornowski Ran
Abstract excerpt
Cardiac amyloidosis, the majority of cases of which are due to immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), affects different aspects of the heart and cardiovascular system. Amyloid-induced cardiomyopathy, clinically manifesting with heart failure and electrophysiological abnormalities, has distinct characteristics compared to non-amyloid cardiomyopathies. Accordingly,...
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