Multi-chamber speckle tracking imaging and diagnostic value of left atrial strain in cardiac amyloidosis.

Alberto AimoIacopo FabianiAlberto GiannoniGiulia Elena MandoliMaria Concetta PastoreGiuseppe VergaroValentina SpiniVladyslav ChubuchnyEmilio Maria PasanisiChristina PetersenElisa PoggiantiClaudia TaddeiVincenzo CastiglioneSara LatrofaGiorgia PanichellaCarlotta SciaccalugaGeorgios GeorgiopoulosClaudio PassinoMatteo CameliMichele Emdin

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)

Among STE measures of the four chambers, PALS and PACS are the most informative ones to diagnose CA and ATTR-CA. Patients screened for CA and having LA-PALS and/or LA-PACS in the first quartile have a high likelihood of CA and ATTR-CA.

Keyphrases

left atrial
protein kinase
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
mass spectrometry
patient reported outcomes
patient reported