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*[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1146050 Microscopic amyloid deposits in the heart valves: a common local complication of chronic damage and scarring] | *[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1146050 Microscopic amyloid deposits in the heart valves: a common local complication of chronic damage and scarring] | ||
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| 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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Cardiac amyloidosis On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cardiac amyloidosis |
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]
Synonyms and keywords: Cardiac amyloid; amyloid cardiac; amyloid cardiomyopathy
Overview
Pathophysiology
Differentiating Cardiac Amyloidosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | Cardiac MRI | Echocardiography | Nuclear Cardiac Scans | Cardiac Biopsy
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
External Links
- 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
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Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
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Case Studies |
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Cardiac amyloidosis On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cardiac amyloidosis |