Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: an update on diagnosis and treatment
Abstract Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR‐CA) demonstrates progressive, potentially fatal, and infiltrative cardiomyopathy caused by extracellular deposition of transthyretin‐derived insoluble amyloid fibrils in the myocardium. Two distinct types of transthyretin (wild type or variant) become...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-12-01
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Series: | ESC Heart Failure |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12518 |