Prevalence and prognostic significance of low QRS voltage among the three main types of cardiac amyloidosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1089-1093

  Cyrille, Nicole B ^a   Goldsmith, Jeff ^b   Alvarez, Julissa ^a   Maurer, Mathew S ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgns ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART GRAFT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; QRS AMPLITUDE; R WAVE; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84909619368     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.026     Document Type: Article

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