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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

The most common risk factor for the development of cardiac amyloidosis is the presence of an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia.

Risk Factors

The most common risk factor for the development of cardiac amyloidosis is the presence of an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia.[1][2]

References

  1. Isobe T, Osserman EF (February 1974). "Patterns of amyloidosis and their association with plasma-cell dyscrasia, monoclonal immunoglobulins and Bence-Jones proteins". N. Engl. J. Med. 290 (9): 473–7. doi:10.1056/NEJM197402282900902. PMID 4204196.
  2. Lebowitz RA, Morris L (August 2003). "Plasma cell dyscrasias and amyloidosis". Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 36 (4): 747–64. PMID 14567063.

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