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. 2020 Nov;28(11):617-618.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-020-01370-9.

A hypertrophic senile heart

I Arts-Birstonaite  1 , J Jaspers Focks  2 , C Camaro  2 , R Nijveldt  2
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A hypertrophic senile heart

I Arts-Birstonaite et al. Neth Heart J. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

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Fig. 1
Echocardiographic parasternal long axis view with hypertrophic interventricular septum (18 mm) and posterior wall (14 mm) of the left ventricle (a). CMR cine images demonstrated thickened myocardium on the 3‑chamber (b) and mid-ventricular short axis (c) views, with the corresponding late gadolinium enhanced images (d, e) showing diffuse subendocardial contrast enhancement (red arrow heads). Light microscopy of the septal myocardial biopsy shows Congo red staining positive for amyloid (arrow). CMR cardiac magnetic resonance, Ao aorta, LV left ventricle, LA left atrium, RV right ventricle
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