Tissue Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance in primary cardiac amyloidosis

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 984-986

  Smedema, J P ^a   James, R ^b  

^a Netcare   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Heart failure; Restrictive cardiomyopathy; Tissue Doppler Imaging

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CARVEDILOL; GADOLINIUM; MELPHALAN; PERINDOPRIL; PROTEIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ISCHIALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70449688317     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep105     Document Type: Article

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