Pregunta:
How does amyloidosis affect the heart?
Autor: H KRespuesta:
Involved in senile systemic amyloidosis, enlarged and firm with no change on gross inspection. Histologically starts as focal subendocardial accumulations and within myocardium between myofibrils, causing pressure atrophy of heart muscle. In addition to EKG changes due to subendocardial deposits
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