Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy among patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: the AMY score
ConclusionsA score based on basic clinical and echocardiographic features helps to distinguish ATTRwt-CM from typical HFpEF. This could facilitate the diagnostic work-up for these patients and enable earlier disease screening on a large scale.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Guglielmo Gioia,
Lore Schrutka,
Joanna Jozwiak ‐Nozdrzykowska,
Karl‐Patrik Kresoja,
Hilka Gunold,
Karin Klingel,
Holger Thiele,
Diana Bonderman,
Philipp Lurz,
Karl‐Philipp Rommel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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