Baseline Characteristics Predict the Presence of Amyloid on Endomyocardial Biopsy.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested a high prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis (CAm) in heart failure (HF) patients. CAm might be underdiagnosed owing to low clinical suspicion. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed retrospective analysis of 259 patients with HF and ejection fraction (EF) ≥50% referred for endomyocardial biopsy. Seventy-three (28%) had CAm. Multivariable independent predictors of CAm were identified. Over a mean follow-up of 2.6 ± 3.3 years, CAm patients had worse survival than those without (1.5 y vs 6.3 y; log rank P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be suspicious of CAm in patients with EF 50%-75%, >50 years of age, BMI <30 kg/m2, peripheral neuropathy, Sokolow-Lyon index ≤15 mm, and septal wall thickness ≥1.4 cm.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ton, V-K; Bhonsale, A; Gilotra, NA; Halushka, MK; Steenbergen, C; Almansa, J; Brown, E; Tedford, RJ; Wittstein, I; Sharma, K; Russell, SD; Judge, DP
Published Date
- April 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 23 / 4
Start / End Page
- 340 - 344
PubMed ID
- 28011000
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-8414
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.12.006
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States