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The prevalence of isolated atrial amyloid
Author(s) -
Steiner Ivo
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.1711530413
Subject(s) - amyloidosis , amyloid (mycology) , sirius red , sirius , medicine , staining , pathology , amyloid fibril , cardiology , amyloid β , disease , stars , physics , astronomy
The frequency of isolated atrial amyloid (IAA), a form of ‘senile’ cardiac amyloidosis, was determined in younger age groups. For the detection of amyloid the Sirius red staining technique was used. IAA first appears in the fourth decade; its prevalence increases roughly linearly by 15–20 per cent with each subsequent decade, reaching 95 per cent in the 81–90 years age group. The prevalence is higher in females than in males.