Prevalence and prognostic impact of left-sided valve thickening in systemic light-chain amyloidosis.

Dania MohtySarah PradelJulien MagneBahaa FadelCyrille BoulogneVincent PetitalotSafaa RaboukhiNicole DarodesThibaud DamyVictor AboyansArnaud Jaccard

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2016)

Left heart valve thickening is common in patients with AL and is associated with worse functional class, LV systolic and diastolic function, and more advanced stage of the disease. In addition, LVT appears to be a powerful marker of all-cause mortality.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
mitral valve
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
blood pressure
heart failure
ejection fraction
risk factors
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