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Early Detection of Cardiac Amyloidosis in Transthyretin Mutation Carriers.
International heart journal - 1 Jan 2022
Nagano Nobutaka, Muranaka Atsuko, Nishikawa Ryo, Ohwada Wataru, Kouzu Hidemichi, Kamiyama Naoyuki, Fujito Takefumi, Mochizuki Atsushi, Nagahara Daigo, Nakanishi Mitsuhiro, Ohkubo Yukiko, Hisahara Shin, Nakao Satoshi, Katoh Nagaaki, Ishikawa Aki, Sakurai Akihiro, Yano Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Diagnostic strategies for symptomatic transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis showing typical morphological features such as increased ventricular wall thickness and myocardial injury such as an elevation in serum troponin T level have been established, but those for subclinical cardiac amyloidosis are limited. In the era when effective therapies to suppress/delay progression of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis are...
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