A screening study of heart failure patients ≥ age 60 years, left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40%, and left ventricle wall thickness ≥ 12 mm revealed 6.3% prevalence of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, a highly treatable disease.
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY
Screen Older Heart Failure Patients for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
October 1, 2021