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Echocardiographic phenotype and prognosis in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.
European heart journal - 7 Apr 2020
Chacko Liza, Martone Raffaele, Bandera Francesco, Lane Thirusha, Martinez-Naharro Ana, Boldrini Michele, Rezk Tamer, Whelan Carol, Quarta Cristina, Rowczenio Dorota, Gilbertson Janet A, Wongwarawipat Tanakal, Lachmann Helen, Wechalekar Ashutosh, Sachchithanantham Sajitha, Mahmood Shameem, Marcucci Rossella, Knight Daniel, Hutt David, Moon James, Petrie Aviva, Cappelli Francesco, Guazzi Marco, Hawkins Philip N, Gillmore Julian D, Fontana Marianna
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an increasingly recognized cause of heart failure. We sought to characterize the structural and functional echocardiographic phenotype across the spectrum of wild-type (wtATTR-CM) and hereditary (hATTR-CM) transthyretin cardiomyopathy and the echocardiographic features predicting prognosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 1240 patients with ATTR-CM who...
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