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High 99mTc-DPD myocardial uptake in a patient with apolipoprotein AI-related amyloidotic cardiomyopathy

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Pages 48-51 | Received 06 Sep 2012, Accepted 17 Oct 2012, Published online: 12 Dec 2012

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