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July 1, 1977QJMOpen Access

The Clinical Significance of Senile Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Prospective Clinico-Pathological Study

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Population

244 unselected post-mortem patients over 60 years of age who had been admitted to a geriatric department

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Authors

HHH. M. HODKINSONManchester Metropolitan UniversityAPAriela PomeranceMount Vernon Hospital

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Implication

High prevalence in elderly AF/HF patients may warrant consideration in differentials; leaves open need for prospective validation and outcome trials.

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Population
244 unselected post-mortem patients over 60 years of age who had been admitted to a geriatric department
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Outcome
Prevalence and severity of cardiac amyloidosis and its correlation with clinical and pathological factorssurrogate

Senile cardiac amyloidosis is highly prevalent in elderly patients and is significantly associated with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

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HODKINSON et al. (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f690a8e405cc4465bc2947https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a067513
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