RECURRENCE OF PRIMARY (AL) AMYLOIDOSIS IN A TRANSPLANTED HEART WITH 4-YEAR SURVIVAL

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作者
DUBREY, S [1 ]
SIMMS, RW [1 ]
SKINNER, M [1 ]
FALK, RH [1 ]
机构
[1] BOSTON UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED,ARTHRITIS RES CTR,BOSTON,MA 02118
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10.1016/S0002-9149(99)80214-8
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe the course of a patient with severe cardiac amyloidosis who underwent cardiac transplantation and survived 47 months after surgery. The patient achieved a good quality of life for 3 years despite recurrence of amyloid in the transplanted heart.
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