Normal scores of deep breathing tests: beware of dysrhythmia in transthyretin amyloidosis.

Urban WiklundAmir KadkhodaeeKennet AnderssonOle B SuhrRolf Hörnsten

Published in: Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2018)

Reduced HRV is common in ATTRm amyloidosis patients during DB, however, autonomic function cannot be evaluated in patients presenting with the combination of "normal" scores and low regularity, since their HR responses often reflects dysrhythmias.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
multiple myeloma
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heart rate variability
heart rate
patient reported
wild type