Erschienen in:
01.02.2019 | Echocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)
Echocardiographic Findings in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Inside Two-Dimensional, Doppler, and Strain Imaging
verfasst von:
Dalia Di Nunzio, Antonino Recupero, Cesare de Gregorio, Concetta Zito, Scipione Carerj, Gianluca Di Bella
Erschienen in:
Current Cardiology Reports
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Ausgabe 2/2019
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Abstract
Purpose of Review
The aim is to provide a description of the most important echocardiographic features in systemic amyloidosis.
Recent Findings
Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of multisystem disorders, characterized by an extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils. Several imaging tests are available for the diagnosis; however, echocardiography is the cornerstone of the non-invasive imaging modality for cardiac amyloidosis. So far, little is known about the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis through imaging modalities.
Summary
We summarized the most important echocardiographic findings in cardiac amyloidosis. Hence, we offered a systematic report of the diagnostic performance of cardiac amyloidosis using echocardiography.