Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac involvement in systemic AL amyloidosis in relation to whole body amyloid load measured by serum amyloid P component (SAP) clearance

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Clesham, GJ
Vigushin, DM
Hawkins, PN
Pepys, MB
Oakley, CM
Nihoyannopoulos, P
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[1] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,DEPT MED,DIV CARDIOL,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
[2] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,DEPT MED,IMMUNOL MED UNIT,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00617-6
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The severity of cardiac infiltration in AL amyloidosis is unrelated to whole body amyloid load as measured by serum amyloid P (SAP) tracer studies. Radiolabeled SAP and echocardiography permit identification of patients with severe cardiac disease with a low whole body load who may be the best candidates for transplantation.
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