Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis: a systematic review on the role of imaging and biomarkers

Diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis: a systematic review on the role of imaging and biomarkers

Abstract Background Cardiac Amyloidosis (CA) pertains to the cardiac involvement of a group of diseases, in which misfolded proteins deposit in tissues and cause progressive organ damage. The vast majority of CA cases are caused by light chain amyloidosis (AL) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). T...

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Main Authors: Panagiota Kyriakou, Dimitrios Mouselimis, Anastasios Tsarouchas, Angelos Rigopoulos, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Michel Noutsias, Vasileios Vassilikos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis
Heart failure
Echocardiography
Strain imaging
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0952-8

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