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Document Details : Title: Echocardiographic diagnosis of systemic AA amyloidosis presenting with acute liver failure Author(s): S. Morelli , D. Bonfiglio , L. Galasso Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 65 Issue: 4 Date: 2010 Pages: 459-461 DOI: 10.2143/AC.65.4.2053906 Abstract : We report the case of a 73-year-old man admitted to our hospital for acute hepatic failure. Antemortem diagnosis of systemic AA amyloidosis was made because of typical electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings, in the absence of the classic clinical picture of kidney involvement. |