Sex differences among patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy - from diagnosis to prognosis.
Rishi K PatelAdam IoannouYousuf RazviLiza ChackoLucia VenneriFrancesco BanderaDaniel KnightTushar KotechaAna Martinez-NaharroAmbra MasiAldostefano PorcariJames BrownKiara PatelCharlotte ManistyJames MoonDorota RowczenioJanet A GilbertsonGianfranco SinagraHelen LachmannAshutosh WechalekarAviva PetrieCarol WhelanPhilip N HawkinsJulian D GillmoreMarianna FontanaPublished in: European journal of heart failure (2022)
This study of a well-characterized large cohort of ATTR-CM patients did not demonstrate overall differences between sexes in either clinical phenotype, when indexed, or with respect to disease progression and prognosis. Non-indexed wall thickness measurements may have contributed to both under-representation and delays in diagnosis for affected females and highlights the potential role of utilizing indexed echocardiographic parameters for a more accurate assessment of patients at diagnosis and for disease prognostication.