Isolated cardiac involvement in primary amyloidosis: presenting as sick sinus syndrome and heart failure.

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Published in Tex Heart Inst J on January 01, 2013

Authors

Deepak J Pattanshetty1, Pradeep K Bhat1, Wendy A Chamberlain1, Matthew R Lyons1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine (Dr. Pattanshetty), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195; and The Heart and Vascular Center (Drs. Bhat and Lyons) and Department of Pathology (Dr. Chamberlain), MetroHealth Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44109.

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