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Cardiac amyloidosis—an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure in the elderly
Amyloidosis is a rare, generally multisystem disease that can also involve the heart. Infiltration of the myocardium with amyloid proteins is an important and underappreciated cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the elderly. We present the case of an 84-year-old man with chest...
Autores principales: | Nazir, Tahir, Nuffati, Mahmud |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Saudi Heart Association
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7640612/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154899 http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1016 |
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