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Case Report

AL type cardiac amyloidosis: a devastating fatal disease

Adeel Nasrullaha Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Anam Javeda Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USAView further author information
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Thejus T Jayakrishnana Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USAView further author information
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Aaron Brumbaughb Department of Radiology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USAView further author information
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Ariel Sandhuc Department of Pathology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USAView further author information
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Brent Hardmana Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USAView further author information
Pages 407-412 | Received 02 Feb 2021, Accepted 07 Apr 2021, Published online: 10 May 2021

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