The prevalence of isolated atrial amyloid.
The frequency of isolated atrial amyloid (IAA), a form of 'senile' cardiac amyloidosis, was determined in younger age groups. For the detection of amyloid the Sirius red staining technique was used. IAA first appears in the fourth decade; its prevalence increases roughly linearly by 15-20 per cent with each subsequent decade, reaching 95 per cent in the 81-90 years age group. The prevalence is higher in females than in males.
Department of Pathology, Regional Hospital, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012737:Sex Factors