Senile cardiac amyloidosis: an undervalued cause of heart failure

Am J Med. 2015 May;128(5):e15-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.019. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

Authors

Toni Anne de Venecia, Scott Blumhof¹, Daniel Ukpong¹, Marvin Lu¹, Claudia Nieves¹, Vincent Figueredo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
² Einstein Institute for Heart and Vascular Health, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa; Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.

PMID: 25498168
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / complications*
Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Heart Failure / etiology*
Humans
Male