Diagnosis and Management of a Cardiac Amyloidosis Case Mimicking Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Cardiac amyloidosis is an acquired heart disease secondary to the deposition of β-pleated amyloid proteins in heart tissue. Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is usually secondary to multiple myeloma and can rapidly deteriorate cardiac function, with high mortality. Up to 50% of AL patients have c...

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Autores principales: Sattar, Yasar, Ruiz Maya, Tania, Zafrullah, Fnu, Patel, Nirav B, Latchana, Sharaad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30820370
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3749

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30820370
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3749

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