Abstract Aims Technetium-99m-labelled 3, 3-diphosphono-1, 2-propanodicarboxylic acid
(99mTc-DPD scintigraphy) is recognized as highly accurate for the non-invasive diagnosis …

Differentiation of constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a
complex and often challenging process. Because CP is a potentially curable cause of heart …

AL amyloidosis results from clonal production of immunoglobulin light chains, most
commonly arising from a clonal plasma cell disorder. Once considered a nearly uniformly …

Background—18F-florbetapir is a promising imaging biomarker for cardiac light chain
amyloidosis (AL) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). Our aim, using human autopsy …

Amyloidosis cardiomyopathy: update in the diagnosis and trea... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Amyloidosis cardiomyopathy: update in the diagnosis and treatment of the most common …

Background: Technetium-99 m pyrophosphate protocols for transthyretin cardiac
amyloidosis diagnosis have variably used 1-and 3-hour imaging time points. We …

Cardiac amyloidosis is caused by the extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils in the heart,
involving not only the myocardium but also any cardiovascular structure. Indeed, this …

Amyloidosis is a systemic infiltrative disease, in which unstable proteins misfold, form
aggregates and amyloid fibrils which can deposit in various organs: heart, kidneys, liver …

Opinion statement Cardiac amyloidosis is associated with a high mortality rate, a long delay
between the first signs and the diagnosis but a short interval between diagnosis and death …

Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) is a growing cause of heart failure and death in the
elderly. The majority of patients with symptomatic AS are currently treated with surgical or …