Restricted left atrial dilatation can visually differentiate cardiac amyloidosis from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Haruhiko HigashiKatsuji InoueShinji InabaYasuhisa NakaoMasaki KinoshitaShigehiro MiyazakiToru MiyoshiYusuke AkazawaHiroshi KawakamiTeruyoshi UetaniJun AonoTakayuki NagaiKazuhisa NishimuraShuntaro IkedaMakoto SaitoOsamu Yamaguchi

Published in: ESC heart failure (2021)

Restricted LA dilatation is an indicator for the diagnosis of CA. Further, visual assessment of abnormal LA motion may facilitate diagnosis in patients with CA and high-risk patients with HCM.

Keyphrases

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
left ventricular
left atrial
mitral valve
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
protein kinase
high resolution
clinical evaluation