Cardiac amyloidosis

Cardiac amyloidosis
Amyloidosis Lesion In Left Atrium: Gross natural color view of a diagnostic lesion Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2] Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [4]; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [5], Sabawoon Mirwais, M.B.B.S, M.D.[6] ;Rithish Nimmagadda,MBBS.[7]

Synonyms and keywords: Cardiac amyloid; amyloid cardiac; amyloid cardiomyopathy; stiff heart syndrome; senile cardiac amyloidosis; AS transthyretin amyloidosis; amyloid heart muscle disease; amyloid heart disease; amyloid heart; CA

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Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Amyloidosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Study of Choice
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
Electrocardiogram
X-ray
Echocardiography and Ultrasound
CT scan
MRI
Other Imaging Findings
Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy
Surgery
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Case #1
Cardiac amyloidosis On the Web
Most recent articles
Most cited articles
Review articles
CME Programs
Powerpoint slides
Images
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cardiac amyloidosis All Images X-rays Echo & Ultrasound CT Images MRI
Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse
NICE Guidance
FDA on Cardiac amyloidosis
CDC on Cardiac amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis in the news
Blogs on Cardiac amyloidosis
Directions to Hospitals Treating Psoriasis
Risk calculators and risk factors for Cardiac amyloidosis

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