Clinical features and survival in senile systemic amyloidosis: Comparison to familial transthyretin cardiomyopathy

Amyloid

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 157-159

  Connors, L H ^a   Doros, G ^a   Sam, F ^a   Badiee, A ^a   Seldin, D C ^a   Skinner, M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; PREALBUMIN; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE AMYLOIDOSIS; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 79959982521     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2011.574354     Document Type: Article

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