Clinical suspicion, diagnosis and management of cardiac amyloidosis: update document and executive summary

S Yun1, J Casado2, J Pérez-Silvestre3

  • 1Bio-Heart Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Programa de Atención a la Insuficiencia Cardíaca Comunitaria, Servicios de Cardiología y Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.

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