Prevalence, Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Patients with Hereditary Versus Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

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AIMS: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is often assumed to be associated with wild-type TTR genotype (ATTRwt) in elderly patients (aged ≥70), some of whom are not offered genetic testing. We sought to estimate the prevalence, clinical characteristics and prognostic implications of transthyretin (TTR) variants among elderly patients diagnosed with ATTR-CM. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from consecutive...

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