Female sex as a possible protective factor from myocardial involvement in transthyretin-related amyloidoses

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Nov 14;165(20):2429. doi: 10.1001/archinte.165.20.2429.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / epidemiology*
  • Amyloidosis / metabolism*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathies / epidemiology*
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Prealbumin / metabolism*
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Distribution
  • Sex Factors
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Prealbumin