Cerebral and cardiac amyloidosis in autopsied elderly individuals Beta-fibrilose encefálica e cardíaca em idosos autopsiados

INTRODUCTION: Amyloidosis in elderly individuals can be an independent alteration and a characteristic of aging. However, the clinical, pathophysiologic, and biochemical characteristics of amyloidosis related to age remain uncertain. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent t...

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Main Authors: Lucas Martins de Exel Nunes, Ana Karina Marques Salge, Flávia Aparecida de Oliveira, Vicente de Paula A. Teixeira, Marlene Antônia dos Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2006-04-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000200005