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Heart failure readmissions? Suspect senile amyloidosis

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Even when a patient is repeatedly admitted to the hospital for heart failure exacerbations, the underlying cause may be missed. One possible cause is senile amyloidosis, as this case from the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia makes clear. To read the full article, go to Federal Practitioner: https://www.fedprac.com/specialty-focus/cardiovascular-disease/article/heart-failure-readmissions-suspect-senile-amyloidosis/e838106919f474ff322f82ba1440bb77/ocregister.html