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Editorial
. 2022 Sep;24(9):1716-1718.
doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2648. Epub 2022 Aug 14.

Time to reconsider thromboembolic risk and anticoagulation in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis?

Aldostefano Porcari  1 , Marco Merlo  1 , Gianfranco Sinagra  1
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Time to reconsider thromboembolic risk and anticoagulation in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis?

Aldostefano Porcari et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2022 Sep.
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  • Systemic embolism in amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy.
    Vilches S, Fontana M, Gonzalez-Lopez E, Mitrani L, Saturi G, Renju M, Griffin JM, Caponetti A, Gnanasampanthan S, De Los Santos J, Gagliardi C, Rivas A, Dominguez F, Longhi S, Rapezzi C, Maurer MS, Gillmore J, Garcia-Pavia P. Vilches S, et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2022 Aug;24(8):1387-1396. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2566. Epub 2022 Jul 11. Eur J Heart Fail. 2022. PMID: 35650018 Free PMC article.

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