Cardiac amyloidosis presenting as pseudo-hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 136-138

  Papachan, Alexander ^a   Sliwa, Karen ^a   Gildenhuys, A ^a   Essop, Rafique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PALPITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 4043096198     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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