Missed opportunity for anticoagulation in a patient with AL cardiac amyloidosis and rapidly progressive heart failure.

Avula, Sindhu Reddy; Handa, Rishin; Balakrishnan, Bathmapriya; Girard, Steven

Avula, Sindhu Reddy; Handa, Rishin; Balakrishnan, Bathmapriya; Girard, Steven.

Affiliation

Avula SR; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA.
Handa R; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA.
Balakrishnan B; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA.
Girard S; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA.

BMJ Case Rep ; 20172017 Aug 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28784887

Subject(s)

Heart Arrest/etiology; Heart Failure/etiology; Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis/complications; Pulmonary Embolism/complications; Aged; Delayed Diagnosis/adverse effects; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Pulmonary Embolism/diagnosis

Key words

cardiovascular medicine; general practice / family medicine; haematology (incl blood transfusion); heart failure

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pulmonary Embolism / Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis / Heart Arrest / Heart Failure Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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