Prevalence, characteristics, and mortality of patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in the Nordic countries.
Rosa Elisabeth LauppeJohan Liseth HansenAnna FornwallKatarina JohanssonMark H RozenbaumAnne Mette StrandMerja VäkeväinenJohanna KuusistoEinar GudeJ Gustav SmithFinn GustafssonPublished in: ESC heart failure (2022)
This study provides the first nationwide estimates of the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and mortality of patients with ATTR-CM, using identical study design across several countries. Findings corroborate previous case series showing high mortality in ATTR-CM, two-fold higher than for other HF patients and higher in women than men, highlighting the need for more precise and early diagnosis to reduce the disease burden.