Misconceptions and Facts About Cardiac Amyloidosis
| Autor: | Daniel J. Lenihan, Mario Rodriguez, Felix D. Nguyen, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Ronald M. Witteles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Population Disease Diagnosis Differential Electrocardiography Internal medicine Atrial Fibrillation Stilbenes medicine Humans Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis Assisted Circulation Medical diagnosis Intensive care medicine education education.field_of_study Amyloid Neuropathies Familial Aniline Compounds biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Amyloidosis Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Transthyretin Cardiac Imaging Techniques Cardiac amyloidosis Bone scintigraphy Echocardiography Positron-Emission Tomography biology.protein Cardiology Ethylene Glycols Radiopharmaceuticals Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Cardiomyopathies |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of cardiology. 160 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1913 |
| Popis: | Cardiac amyloidosis is an important clinical entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although the signs and symptoms can be apparent early in the disease course, diagnoses are often made late because of inadequate recognition. A diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis requires careful scrutiny of a patient's symptoms, an electrocardiogram, and imaging studies, including echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Further evaluation is required through the measurement of serum and urine light chains and the use of bone scintigraphy imaging to differentiate transthyretin amyloidosis from light-chain cardiac amyloidosis. The available treatments have expanded tremendously in recent years and have improved outcomes in the population with this disorder. Thus, it has become increasingly important to diagnose cardiac amyloidosis and provide timely therapies. This article will clarify the various misconceptions about cardiac amyloidosis and provide a framework for primary care providers to better identify this disease in their practice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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