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Cardiac Amyloidosis and Valvular Heart Disease
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: Received: 14 November 2023 / Approved: 14 November 2023 / Online: 14 November 2023 (11:29:57 CET)
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Duca, F.; Kronberger, C.; Willixhofer, R.; Bartko, P.E.; Bergler-Klein, J.; Nitsche, C. Cardiac Amyloidosis and Valvular Heart Disease. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 221. Duca, F.; Kronberger, C.; Willixhofer, R.; Bartko, P.E.; Bergler-Klein, J.; Nitsche, C. Cardiac Amyloidosis and Valvular Heart Disease. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 221.
Abstract
Growing interest has accrued in the co-existence of cardiac amyloidosis and valvular heart disease. Amyloid infiltration from either transthyretin (ATTR) or light chain (AL) origin may affect any structure of the heart, including the valves. Recent literature has mainly focused on aortic stenosis and cardiac amyloidosis, improving our understanding of epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this dual pathology. Even though of high clinical relevance, data on mitral/tricuspid regurgitation and cardiac amyloidosis is rather scarce and mostly limited to case reports and small cases series. It is the aim of this review article to summarize the current evidence of concomitant valvular heart disease and cardiac amyloidosis including epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, screening possibilities, therapeutic management, and prognostic implications.
Keywords
aortic stenosis; mitral regurgitation; tricuspid regurgitation; AL; ATTR
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
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