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Extracellular Volume Detects Amyloidotic Cardiomyopathy and Correlates With Neurological Impairment in Transthyretin-familial Amyloidosis.
Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.) - 1 Oct 2016
Gallego-Delgado María, González-López Esther, Muñoz-Beamud Francisco, Buades Juan, Galán Lucía, Muñoz-Blanco Jose Luis, Sánchez-González Javier, Ibáñez Borja, Mirelis Jesus G, García-Pavía Pablo
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Cardiac involvement determines prognosis and treatment options in transthyretin-familial amyloidosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance T1 mapping techniques are useful to assess myocardial extracellular volume. This study hypothesized that myocardial extracellular volume allows identification of amyloidotic cardiomyopathy and correlates with the degree of neurological impairment in...
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