Restrictive cardiomyopathy in systemic amyloidosis
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy in familial amyloidosis TTR-Arg-50.
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg065