| Literature DB >> 7073235 |
M H Choo, H M Gwee, Y O Tan, S La Brooy, I H Choo, B L Chia.
Abstract
In the past, the precise diagnosis of amyloid cardiomyopathy without resort to invasive techniques has been difficult. Recent experience with 2-dimensional echocardiography in cardiac amyloidosis has suggested that there are characteristic, and perhaps unique, features that are regularly imaged. We describe a case where usage of this non-invasive technique allowed accurate definition of cardiac involvement by amyloid.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7073235
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Acad Med Singapore ISSN: 0304-4602 Impact factor: 2.473