A case of a senile systemic amyloidosis patient presenting with angina pectoris and dilated cardiomyopathy

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-212

  Kang, Gu Hyun ^a   Ryu, Dong Ryeol ^a   Song, Pil Sang ^a   Song, Young Bin ^a   Hahn, Joo Yong ^a   Choi, Seung Hyuck ^a   Gwon, Hyeon Cheol ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Heart transplantation; Microvascular angina

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; PREALBUMIN;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIASTOLE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOKINESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE VOLUME; WILD TYPE;

EID: 79957789819     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.4.209     Document Type: Article

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