[The first report of "senile" amyloidosis of the heart--I. Soyka, 1876, Prague].
Isidor Soyka (1850--1889) described, as first, in 1876 in a Prague medical journal the lesion, which is nowadays termed, "senile cardiac amyloid". Information regarding both the original paper and the author is presented.
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První popis "senilního" amyloidu srdce--I. Soyka, 1876, Praha.