Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: an update on diagnosis and treatment

Abstract Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR‐CA) demonstrates progressive, potentially fatal, and infiltrative cardiomyopathy caused by extracellular deposition of transthyretin‐derived insoluble amyloid fibrils in the myocardium. Two distinct types of transthyretin (wild type or variant) become...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Tomoki Yokochi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12518