Cardiac amyloidosis Book Section


Authors: Lee Chuy, K.; Malhotra, S.; Liu, J. E.
Editors: Steingart, R. M.; Liu, J. E.
Article/Chapter Title: Cardiac amyloidosis
Abstract: Amyloidosis, from the Latin word amylum meaning starch, refers to nonspecific conditions in which proteins misfold and form starch-like insoluble fibrils with subsequent extracellular tissue deposition. There are over 30 amyloidogenic proteins identified that cause various diseases depending on the precursor protein that misfolds. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 R. M. Steingart et al. (eds.).
Keywords: amyloidosis; transthyretin; multimodality imaging; infiltrative cardiomyopathy; light chains
Book Title: Atlas of Imaging in Cardio-Oncology: Case-Based Study Guide
ISBN: 978-3-030-70997-6
Publisher: Springer  
Publication Place: Cham, Switzerland
Date Published: 2021-01-01
Start Page: 153
End Page: 171
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70998-3_18
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Book chapter: 18 -- Source: Scopus
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