Fatal refractory cardiac arrest as presentation of systemic amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is a challenging diagnosis in the absence of clinical suspicion. The two patients reported here lacked any symptoms suggestive of amyloidosis. Instead, they presented with sudden, unexplained cardiac arrests that were persistent, treatment refractory, and ultimately fatal. Post-mortem ex...

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Main Authors: Peter Chung, Sarah Wheeler, Andrew Fong, Kyle Hurth, Bassam Yaghmour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120300769