Cardiac amyloidosis — The great imitator

Name: Cardiac amyloidosis — The great imitator
Uploaded: 2015-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Mayo Clinic cardiologist and director of the Amyloid Clinic, Martha Grogan, M.D., Angela Dispenzieri, M.D., professor of laboratory medicine and pathology, and Nandan S. Anavekar, M.B., B.Ch., senior associate professor of medicine, talk about cardiac amyloidosis.

Mayo Clinic specialists explore the factors that should make cardiologists suspect cardiac amyloidosis. Martha Grogan, M.D., director, Mayo Clinic Cardiac Amyloid Clinic, Angela Dispenzieri, M.D., Hematology, and Nandan S. Anavekar, M.B., B.Ch., Cardiovascular Medicine, discuss the importance of raising awareness of the disease among cardiologists and reinforce the crucial steps to establishing a diagnosis and treatment plan.

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June 1, 2015

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