Patients with cardiac amyloidosis are at a greater risk of mortality and hospital readmission after acute heart failure.
Emmanuelle BerthelotAmaury BroussierLuc HittingerCristiano DonadioXavier RovaniEmmanuel SalengroRichard MegbemadoChristian GodreuilJoel BelminJean Philippe DavidBastien GenetThibaud Damynull nullPublished in: ESC heart failure (2023)
The presence of CA in patients with HF was associated with a three-fold greater risk of death and a two-fold greater risk of all-cause hospital readmission 90 days after discharge. These findings emphasize the importance of close, active management of patients with CA and AHF.