Association Between Ruptured Distal Biceps Tendon and Wild-Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

This cross-sectional study compares the frequency of rupture of the distal biceps tendon in patients with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy vs those with other causes of heart failure.

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 318; no. 10; pp. 962 - 963
Main Authors Geller, Hallie I, Singh, Avinainder, Alexander, Kevin M, Mirto, Tara M, Falk, Rodney H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 12.09.2017
Subjects
Aged
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial - complications
Arm
Female
Humans
Letter
Letters
Male
Middle Aged
Research Letter
Rupture, Spontaneous
Tendon Injuries - etiology
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Summary:This cross-sectional study compares the frequency of rupture of the distal biceps tendon in patients with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy vs those with other causes of heart failure.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2017.9236