Implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in a patient with cardiac amyloidosis

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-114

  Wright, Ben L C ^a,c   Grace, Andrew A ^a   Goodman, Hugh J B ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Arrhythmia; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; AMYLOID P COMPONENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; FUROSEMIDE; IODINE 123; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RAMIPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AMYLOIDOSIS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 32144460022     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0461     Document Type: Article

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