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Caption = Amyloidosis Lesion In Left Atrium: Gross natural color view of a diagnostic lesion <br> <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small>| | Caption = Amyloidosis Lesion In Left Atrium: Gross natural color view of a diagnostic lesion <br> <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small>| | ||
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{{SK}} Cardiac amyloid; amyloid cardiac; amyloid cardiomyopathy | |||
==[[Cardiac amyloidosis overview|Overview]]== | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis overview|Overview]]== | ||
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==[[Cardiac amyloidosis pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ||
==[[Cardiac amyloidosis | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis causes|Causes of Cardiac Amyloidosis]]== | ||
==[[Cardiac amyloidosis | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis differential diagnosis|Differentiating Cardiac Amyloidosis from other Diseases]]== | ||
==[[Cardiac amyloidosis | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]== | ||
==[[Cardiac amyloidosis | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ||
==[[Cardiac amyloidosis natural history|Natural History, Complications | ==[[Cardiac amyloidosis natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]== | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
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Cardiac amyloidosis On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Cardiac amyloid; amyloid cardiac; amyloid cardiomyopathy
Overview
Pathophysiology
Causes of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Differentiating Cardiac Amyloidosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Lab Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography | Nuclear cardiac scans | Cardiac biopsy
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Cardiac transplant | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention
Additional Readings
- Amyloid and amyloidosis. Gilles Grateau, Robert A. Kyle, Martha Skinner, 2005 ISBN 0-8493-3534-5
Resources
- Amyloid Heart Disease
- Primary cardiac amyloidosis in a young man presenting with angina pectoris
- Microscopic amyloid deposits in the heart valves: a common local complication of chronic damage and scarring
- Obstructive intramural coronary amyloidosis: a distinct phenotype of cardiac amyloidosis that can cause acute heart failure
- Unique type of isolated cardiac valvular amyloidosis
- Intracellular cardiac amyloidosis in familiar amyloid polyneuropathy of the Portuguese type
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