Amyloid deposition as a cause of atrial remodelling in persistent valvular atrial fibrillation.

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Published in Eur Heart J on July 01, 2004

Authors

O Leone1, G Boriani, B Chiappini, D Pacini, G Cenacchi, S Martin Suarez, C Rapezzi, M L Bacchi Reggiani, G Marinelli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Orsola-Malpighi of Bologna, via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. oleone@orsola-malpighi.med.unibo.it

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