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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.