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Table 2 Causes of mortality

From: Prognostic implication of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI in light chain (AL) amyloidosis on long term follow up

Subject Cause Interval from MRI (months)
1 Multiorgan failure 0.4
2 Renal failure 1.8
3 Sudden cardiac death 2.9
4 Pulmonary and heart failure 18.8
5 Multiorgan failure 1.5
6 Electromechanical dissociation, heart failure 0.5
7 Refractory multiple myeloma 18.3
8 Multiorgan failure 32.8
9 Unknown* 4.4
10 Heart failure 6.3
11 Sudden cardiac death 1.1
12 Pulseless electrical activity 34
13 Heart failure, ventricular tachycardia, pneumonia 1.8
14 Ventricular tachycardia, complete heart block 0.23
  1. *Death was verified from Social Security Death index. Exact cause of death could not be verified.
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BMC Medical Physics

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