| Literature DB >> 31468377 |
Sharmila Dorbala1, Yukio Ando2, Sabahat Bokhari3, Angela Dispenzieri4, Rodney H Falk5, Victor A Ferrari6, Marianna Fontana7, Olivier Gheysens8, Julian D Gillmore7, Andor W J M Glaudemans9, Mazen A Hanna10, Bouke P C Hazenberg11, Arnt V Kristen12, Raymond Y Kwong5, Mathew S Maurer3, Giampaolo Merlini13,14, Edward J Miller15, James C Moon7, Venkatesh L Murthy16, C Cristina Quarta7, Claudio Rapezzi17, Frederick L Ruberg18, Sanjiv J Shah19, Riemer H J A Slart9, Hein J Verberne20, Jamieson M Bourque21.
Abstract
Cardiac amyloidosis is emerging as an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure and mortality. Growing literature suggests that a noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis is now feasible. However, the diagnostic criteria and utilization of imaging in cardiac amyloidosis are not standardized. In this paper, Part 2 of a series, a panel of international experts from multiple societies define the diagnostic criteria for cardiac amyloidosis and appropriate utilization of echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and radionuclide imaging in the evaluation of patients with known or suspected cardiac amyloidosis.Entities:
Keywords: Appropriate use; Cardiac amyloidosis; Diagnosis; Expert consensus; Multimodality
Year: 2020 PMID: 31468377 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01761-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nucl Cardiol ISSN: 1071-3581 Impact factor: 5.952