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Severity and reversibility of cardiac dysfunction and residual concentration of amyloidogenic light chain predict overall survival of patients with AL amyloidosis who attain complete response

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Pages 54-55 | Received 15 Nov 2016, Accepted 30 Jan 2017, Published online: 22 Apr 2017

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