Repeated systemic thromboembolism in a patient with severe cardiac AL amyloidosis without evidence of atrial fibrillation

Intern Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;9(2):243-5. doi: 10.1007/s11739-013-0960-8. Epub 2013 May 28.

Authors

Francesco Cappelli¹, Luigi Padeletti, Manlio Acquafresca, Alberto Moggi Pignone, Federico Perfetto

Affiliation

¹ Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Heart and Vessel Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50184, Florence, Italy, cappellifrancesco@inwind.it.

PMID: 23712555
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-0960-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / complications*
Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis
Recurrence
Severity of Illness Index
Thromboembolism / etiology*