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Amyloidosis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayArrhythmiasReduced Cardiac OutputLabile Blood PressureRenal Dysfunction

Pathophysiology

A group of disorders in which misfolded proteins deposit as insoluble amyloid fibrils in tissues. Systemic forms (AL and ATTR) target organs that matter to the anesthesia provider: the heart (a...

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