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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

Digoxin use in systemic light-chain (AL) amyloidosis: contra-indicated or cautious use?

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Pages 86-92 | Received 19 Dec 2017, Accepted 24 Feb 2018, Published online: 12 Mar 2018

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