JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · Apr 2020
Multicenter StudyMultiparametric Echocardiography Scores for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis.
This study aimed to investigate the accuracy of a broad range of echocardiographic variables to develop multiparametric scores to diagnose CA in patients with proven light chain (AL) amyloidosis or those with increased heart wall thickness who had amyloid was suspected. We also aimed to further characterize the structural and functional changes associated with amyloid infiltration. ⋯ Specific functional and structural parameters characterize different burdens of CA deposition with different diagnostic performances and enable the definition of 2 scores that are sensitive and specific tools with which diagnose or exclude CA.