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]
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
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Cardiac amyloidosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Case Studies
Amyloidosis Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
Case Studies |
Cardiac amyloidosis On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cardiac amyloidosis |