Comparison of right ventricular longitudinal strain imaging, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, and cardiac biomarkers for early diagnosis of cardiac involvement and risk stratification in primary systematic (AL) amyloidosis: A 5-year cohort study

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 680-689

  Bellavia, Diego ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a   Dispenzieri, Angela ^a   Scott, Christopher G ^a   Al Zahrani, Ghormallah B ^a   Grogan, Martha ^a   Pitrolo, Francesco ^b   Oh, Jae K ^a   Miller, Fletcher A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

AL amyloidosis; Cardiac biomarkers; Right ventricular function; Standard echocardiography; Strain rate imaging

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATININE; TROPONIN T; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER MYOCARDIAL IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE SYSTOLIC EXCURSION; VELOCITY;

EID: 84866234050     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes009     Document Type: Article

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