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Clinical Research in Cardiology
Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 4/2017

Open Access 01-04-2017 | Letter to the Editors

Unusual case of ATTR amyloidosis with cardiac manifestation and situs inversus totalis

Authors: Max Fritschka, Michael Schlegl, Adrian Borges, Mathias Werner, Rolf Gebker, Burkert Pieske, Sebastian Kelle

Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Issue 4/2017

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Metadata
Title
Unusual case of ATTR amyloidosis with cardiac manifestation and situs inversus totalis
Authors
Max Fritschka
Michael Schlegl
Adrian Borges
Mathias Werner
Rolf Gebker
Burkert Pieske
Sebastian Kelle
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Electronic ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-016-1067-9

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