Prognostic Value of Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis

2015602 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Marianna Fontana · National Institutes of Health

Silvia Pica · University College London

Patricia Réant · NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit

Amna Abdel‐Gadir · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Thomas A. Treibel · University College London

Sanjay M Banypersad · National Institutes of Health

Viviana Maestrini

Abstract

There is a continuum of cardiac involvement in systemic AL and ATTR amyloidosis. Transmural LGE is determined reliably by PSIR and represents advanced cardiac amyloidosis. The PSIR technique provides incremental information on outcome even after adjustment for known prognostic factors.

Topics & Keywords

Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 132, Issue 16, pp. 1570-1579

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016567

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