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Sex Differences in the Phenotype of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Due to Val122Ile Mutation: Insights from Noninvasive Pressure-Volume Analysis.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 Jan 2021
Batra Jaya, Rosenblum Hannah, Defilippis Ersilia M, Griffin Jan M, Saith Sunil E, Gamino Danilo, Teruya Sergio, Santos Jeffeny De Los, Helmke Stephen, Burkhoff Daniel, Maurer Mathew S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is an under-recognized cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In the United States, the valine-to-isoleucine substitution (Val122Ile) is the most common inherited variant. Data on sex differences in presentation and outcomes of Val122Ile associated ATTR-CA are lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a retrospective, single-center study of 73...
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