Cardiac amyloidosis due to transthyretin protein: a review

FL Ruberg, MS Maurer - JAMA, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Systemic amyloidosis from transthyretin (ATTR) protein is the most common type
of amyloidosis that causes cardiomyopathy. Observations Transthyretin (TTR) protein …

Epidemiology, mechanisms, and management of atrial fibrillation in cardiac amyloidosis

S Bukhari, E Oliveros, H Parekh, D Farmakis - Current Problems in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a restrictive disease that results from intramyocardial amyloid
deposition due to immunoglobulin light chain or transthyretin proteins. Up to two-third of CA …

Systemic embolism in amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy

S Vilches, M Fontana… - European journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Although systemic embolism is a potential complication in transthyretin amyloid
cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM), data about its incidence and prevalence are scarce. We …

Impact of tafamidis on survival in a real-world community-based cohort

K Hussain, V Macrinici, L Wathen… - Current Problems in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tafamidis is the only therapy shown to improve survival in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis
(ATTR) based on randomized controlled trial data. We sought to evaluate the impact of …

Arrhythmias and Device Therapies in Cardiac Amyloidosis

S Bukhari, SZ Khan, M Ghoweba, B Khan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cardiac amyloidosis is caused by amyloid fibrils that deposit in the myocardial interstitium,
causing restrictive cardiomyopathy and eventually death. The electromechanical …

Thromboembolic and Bleeding Risk in Cardiac Amyloidosis

M Tana, C Tana, D Rossi, C Mantini, S Gallina… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cardiac amyloidosis represents a spectrum of conditions characterized by the accumulation
of insoluble fibrils, resulting in progressive deposition and myocardial dysfunction. The exact …

[HTML][HTML] Arrhythmic Risk Stratification in Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Review of the Current Literature

E Bonvicini, A Preda, C Tognola, R Falco… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cardiac amyloidosis is the most frequent infiltrative disease caused by the deposition of
misfolded proteins in the cardiac tissue, leading to heart failure, brady-and tachyarrhythmia …

Best anticoagulation strategy with and without appendage occlusion for stroke‐prophylaxis in postablation atrial fibrillation patients with cardiac amyloidosis

S Mohanty, PG Torlapati, VM La Fazia… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Both atrial fibrillation (AF) and amyloidosis increase stroke risk. We evaluated
the best anticoagulation strategy in AF patients with coexistent amyloidosis. Methods …

Artificial Intelligence Assists in the Early Identification of Cardiac Amyloidosis

CR Kenyon, MP Pietri, JL Rosenthal… - Journal of Personalized …, 2024 - mdpi.com
A 69-year-old female presented with symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Cardiac amyloidosis was
suspected due to an artificial intelligence clinical tool applied to the presenting …

Persistence of left atrial thrombus in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation

DR Burczak, CG Scott, RR Julakanti… - Journal of Interventional …, 2023 - Springer
Background We recently demonstrated that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have an increased risk of left atrial (LA) thrombus. In …