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Cardiac amyloidosis red flags: What all the cardiologist have to know

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Cardiac amyloidosis is becoming increasingly important among cardiologist and an early diagnosis is very important. Amyloidosis is a systemic disease and many cardiac and extracardiac elements (red flags) should raise the suspicion of the disease. Electrocardiographic and imaging techniques (such as echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance and scintigraphy) are useful tools to make a diagnosis together with the presence of orthopedic issues, peripheral neuropathy or plasma cell dyscrasia. Cardiac amyloidosis is also often associated with valvular disorder, heart failure or cardiomyopathy. Red flags are crucial to raise suspicion and reach an early diagnosis, in order to start a targeted treatment strategy that could change the patient's outcome. Indeed, in the last years four new drugs were approved to treat transthyretin amyloidosis.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2024.200271

Authors: Alessandro Maloberti, Claudio Ciampi, Francesco Politi, Saverio Fabbri, Francesco Musca, Cristina Giannattasio

Institutions: Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, University of Milano-Bicocca

Language: English

Topic: Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes

Subfield: Internal Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,800