Early Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis by Carpal Tunnel Surgery: Is it All in the Wrist?

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¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: msm10@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Amyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston Massachusetts.

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Mathew S Maurer et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018.

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. 2018 Oct 23;72(17):2051-2053.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.003.

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: msm10@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Amyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston Massachusetts.

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Keywords: amyloid; cardiac amyloidosis; carpal tunnel syndrome; light chain; transthyretin.

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