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A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Fábio Fernandes
, Aristóteles Comte de Alencar Neto
, Bruno Vaz Kerges Bueno
, Caio Rebouças Fonseca Cafezeiro, João Henrique Rissato, [...]
Fábio Fernandes
, Aristóteles Comte de Alencar Neto
, Bruno Vaz Kerges Bueno
, Caio Rebouças Fonseca Cafezeiro, João Henrique Rissato, [...]
Abstract Background Systemic amyloidosis is a disease with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Diagnosis depends on clinical suspicion combined with specific complementary methods. Objective To describe the clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic, and imaging profile in patients with systemic amyloidosis with cardiac involvement. Methods This study was conducted with a convenience sample, analyzing clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance data. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results A total of 105 patients were evaluated (median age of 66 years), [...]
Keywords: Amyloidosis; Diagnosis, Imaging; Heart failure; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Immunoglobulin Light Chains; Prealbumin
Abstract Background Systemic amyloidosis is a disease with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Diagnosis depends on clinical suspicion combined with specific complementary methods. Objective To describe the clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic, and imaging profile in patients with systemic amyloidosis with cardiac involvement. Methods This study was conducted with a convenience sample, analyzing clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance data. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results A total of 105 patients were evaluated (median age of 66 years), [...]
Keywords: Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy