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Prevalence and clinical phenotype of hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in patients with increased left ventricular wall thickness.
European heart journal - 14 Jun 2016
Damy Thibaud, Costes Bruno, Hagège Albert A, Donal Erwan, Eicher Jean-Christophe, Slama Michel, Guellich Aziz, Rappeneau Stéphane, Gueffet Jean-Pierre, Logeart Damien, Planté-Bordeneuve Violaine, Bouvaist Hélène, Huttin Olivier, Mulak Geneviève, Dubois-Randé Jean-Luc, Goossens Michel, Canoui-Poitrine Florence, Buxbaum Joel N
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Increased left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT) is a common finding in cardiology. It is not known how often hereditary transthyretin-related familial amyloid cardiomyopathy (mTTR-FAC) is responsible for LVWT. Several therapeutic modalities for mTTR-FAC are currently in clinical trials; thus, it is important to establish the prevalence of TTR mutations (mTTR) and the clinical characteristics of the...
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