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The definition of restrictive cardiomyopathies is on the basis of anatomic, histological, and physiological criteria, namely the presence of abnormal LV diastolic filling associated with intracellular or interstitial infiltration and/or fibrosis in the absence of LV dilation. Heart 1998; 79: 362. As many as 10-15% have either restrictive cardiomyopathy or constrictive pericarditis. : "Drastic Ca2+ sensitization of myofilament associated with a small structural change in troponin I in inherited restrictive cardiomyopathy". In both constrictive pericarditis and in advanced restrictive cardiomyopathy, the deceleration time of the LV early filling pulsed Doppler is short, consistent with a restrictive filling … (similar to restrictive cardiomyopathy or RV infarct) Elevated mean (CVP) pressure, prominent a and v waves, steep x and y … 77. About 90% of patients with primary amyloidosis have a monoclonal gammopathy. A Doppler echocardiography study". 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Endomyocardial biopsy shows disruption of normal muscle fiber architecture, with loss of z-lines and myosin filaments, and abundant curvilinear bodies, lysosomes, myeloid bodies, and glycogen granules located between myofibrils and perinuclear areas (61). A 25-year-old man with the recent onset of diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure". 73. : "Morphologic spectrum of primary restrictive cardiomyopathy". Clin Genet 2004; 66: 158. : "Magnetic resonance imaging of pericardial disease and cardiac masses". : "Constrictive pericarditis in the modern era: evolving clinical spectrum and impact on outcome after pericardiectomy". Mutant TTR amyloidosis (m-TTR) is a systemic autosomal dominant disorder due to tissue deposition of various proteins, including TTR and apolipoproteins A-I and A-II (37), and is often associated with peripheral or autonomic neuropathy. 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