articleCirculationSep 12, 2015GREEN OA

Prognostic Value of Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis

National Institutes of Health · Marks and Spencer (United Kingdom) · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The prognosis and treatment of the 2 main types of cardiac amyloidosis, immunoglobulin light chain (AL) and transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis, are substantially influenced by cardiac involvement. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is a reference standard for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis, but its potential for stratifying risk is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two hundred fifty prospectively recruited subjects, 122 patients with ATTR amyloid, 9 asymptomatic mutation carriers, and 119 patients with AL amyloidosis, underwent LGE cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Subjects were followed up for a mean of 24±13 months. LGE was performed with phase-sensitive…

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Cardiac amyloidosis
  • Amyloidosis
  • Hazard ratio
  • Ejection fraction
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Transthyretin
  • Cardiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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