Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: Wherever Protein Stabilization Leads, Disease Stabilization Follows.

J Am Coll Cardiol

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Electronic address:

Published: March 2025

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