Pathology of the Cardiac Conduction System in Amyloidosis
Authors: THOMAS N. JAMES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 July 1966Pathology of the Cardiac Conduction System in AmyloidosisTHOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P.THOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-1-28 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAmyloidosis often involves the heart, and experienced clinicians have learned to suspect this disease in any patient presenting with unexplained cardiac enlargement or cardiac failure. Atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias as well as various degrees of heart block are frequent manifestations of cardiac amyloidosis (1-12). Examinations of the cardiac conduction system seldom have been reported in amyloidosis, however, and may be negative (13, 14). 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: THOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Detroit, MichiganFrom the Section on Cardiovascular Research, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.This study was supported in part by grants from the Michigan Heart Association and grants H-5197 and H-7108 from the U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Thomas N. James, M.D., Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich. 48202. 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