Delayed identification of monoclonal protein is associated with early death in isolated cardiac AL amyloidosis.

Paolo MilaniFrancesca FabrisRoberta MussinelliGiuseppe Damiano SannaMarco BassetPietro BenvenutiClaudia BellofioreMartina NanciMario NuvoloneAndrea AttanasioGianluigi GuidaStefano PerliniAndrea FoliGiampaolo MerliniGiovanni Palladini

Published in: Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2024)

Monoclonal protein testing should be the first-step in the diagnostic workup for patients with echocardiographic/other instrumental red flags raising CA suspicion.

Keyphrases

multiple myeloma
left ventricular
protein protein
amino acid
pulmonary hypertension
binding protein
mitral valve
heart failure
small molecule
left atrial
atrial fibrillation