Dalia Di Nunzio1, Antonino Recupero2, Cesare de Gregorio2, Concetta Zito2, Scipione Carerj2, Gianluca Di Bella2. 1. Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Cardiology Unit, University of Messina, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria 'Policlinico G. Martino,' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98125, Messina, Italy. daliadinunzio@gmail.com. 2. Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Cardiology Unit, University of Messina, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria 'Policlinico G. Martino,' Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98125, Messina, Italy.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Entities:
Keywords:
Cardiac amyloidosis; Diagnosis; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Infiltrative cardiomyopathy; Left ventricular function
Authors: Daniel S Knight; Giulia Zumbo; William Barcella; Jennifer A Steeden; Vivek Muthurangu; Ana Martinez-Naharro; Thomas A Treibel; Amna Abdel-Gadir; Heerajnarain Bulluck; Tushar Kotecha; Rohin Francis; Tamer Rezk; Candida C Quarta; Carol J Whelan; Helen J Lachmann; Ashutosh D Wechalekar; Julian D Gillmore; James C Moon; Philip N Hawkins; Marianna Fontana Journal: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging Date: 2018-04-18
Authors: Bethany A Austin; W H Wilson Tang; E Rene Rodriguez; Carmela Tan; Scott D Flamm; David O Taylor; Randall C Starling; Milind Y Desai Journal: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging Date: 2009-12
Authors: Claudio Rapezzi; Giampaolo Merlini; Candida C Quarta; Letizia Riva; Simone Longhi; Ornella Leone; Fabrizio Salvi; Paolo Ciliberti; Francesca Pastorelli; Elena Biagini; Fabio Coccolo; Robin M T Cooke; Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani; Diego Sangiorgi; Alessandra Ferlini; Michele Cavo; Elena Zamagni; Maria Luisa Fonte; Giovanni Palladini; Francesco Salinaro; Francesco Musca; Laura Obici; Angelo Branzi; Stefano Perlini Journal: Circulation Date: 2009-09-14 Impact factor: 29.690
Authors: A L Klein; L K Hatle; D J Burstow; J B Seward; R A Kyle; K R Bailey; T F Luscher; M A Gertz; A J Tajik Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol Date: 1989-04 Impact factor: 24.094
Authors: Holger Vogelsberg; Heiko Mahrholdt; Claudia C Deluigi; Ali Yilmaz; Eva M Kispert; Simon Greulich; Karin Klingel; Reinhard Kandolf; Udo Sechtem Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol Date: 2008-03-11 Impact factor: 24.094
Authors: Alicia M Maceira; Sanjay K Prasad; Philip N Hawkins; Michael Roughton; Dudley J Pennell Journal: J Cardiovasc Magn Reson Date: 2008-11-25 Impact factor: 5.364