Primary amyloidosis as a cause of microvascular angina and intermittent claudication;Amiloidose primária como causa de angina microvascular e claudicação intermitente

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1521-1531

  Mesquita, Teresa ^a   Chorão, Martinha ^a   Soares, Isabel ^a   Mello E Silva, Alberto ^a   Abecasis, Pedro ^a  

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Author keywords

AL amyloidosis; Intermittent claudication; Microvascular angina; Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; MELPHALAN; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FIBER; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; SYNDROME X;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA;

EID: 33644784584     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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