Expert Consensus Recommendations for the Suspicion and Diagnosis of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

S. Maurer, Mathew; Bokhari, Sabahat; Damy, Thibaud; Dorbala, Sharmila; Drachman, Brian; Fontana, Marianna; Grogan, Martha; V. Kristen, Arnt; Lousada, Isabelle; Nativi-Nicolau, José; Cristina Quarta, Candida; Rapezzi, Claudio; L. Ruberg, Frederick; Witteles, Ronald; Merlini, Giampaolo

doi:10.1161/circheartfailure.119.006075

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Expert Consensus Recommendations for the Suspicion and Diagnosis of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

Published in Circulation Heart Failure • Sep 1, 2019

Authors:

Mathew S. Maurer

Sabahat Bokhari

Thibaud Damy

Abstract

Cardiomyopathy is a manifestation of transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), which is an underrecognized systemic disease whereby the transthyretin protein misfolds to form fibrils that deposit in various tissues and organs. ATTR amyloidosis is debilitating and associated with poor life expectancy, especi...

Subject

Medicine

Amyloidosis

Cardiomyopathy

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