Unmasking the prevalence of amyloid cardiomyopathy in the real world: results from Phase 2 of the <scp>AC‐TIVE</scp> study, an <scp>Italian nationwide survey</scp> — Marco Merlo (2022) | RDL Network
Unmasking the prevalence of amyloid cardiomyopathy in the real world: results from Phase 2 of the <scp>AC‐TIVE</scp> study, an <scp>Italian nationwide survey</scp>
Article 2022 en
Authors
MM
Marco Merlo
LP
Linda Pagura
AP
Aldostefano Porcari
Abstract
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In a cohort of consecutive adults with echocardiographic findings suggestive of AC and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, the prevalence of AC (either ATTR or AL) was 29%. Easily available echocardiographic red flags, when combined together, demonstrated good diagnostic accuracy.
Marco Merlo, Linda Pagura, Aldostefano Porcari, Matteo Cameli, Giuseppe Vergaro, Beatrice Musumeci, Elena Biagini, Marco Canepa, Lia Crotti, Massimo Imazio, Cinzia Forleo, Francesco Cappelli, Stefano Favale, Gianluca Di Bella, Franca Dore, Francesca Girardi, Daniela Tomasoni, Rita Pavasini, Valeria Rella, Giuseppe Palmiero, Martina Caiazza, Maria Cristina Carella, Andrea Igoren Guaricci, Giovanna Branzi, Angelo Giuseppe Caponetti, Giulia Saturi, Giovanni La Malfa, Andrea Merlo, Alessandro Andreis, Francesco Bruno, Francesca Longo, Maddalena Rossi, Giuseepe Guerino Varrà, Riccardo Saro, Luca Di Ienno, Giuseppe De Carli, Elisa Giacomin, Valentina Spini, Giuseppe Limongelli, Camillo Autore, Iacopo Olivotto, Luigi P. Badano, Gianfranco Parati, Stefano Perlini, Marco Metra, Michele Emdin, Claudio Rapezzi, Gianfranco Sinagra
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