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Pitfalls for the non-invasive diagnosis of wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in a young adult: a case report.

Wen-Chung YuLing KuoFa Po ChungWen-Chung Yu
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2023)
When patients with unexplained LVH meet the non-invasive diagnostic criteria for ATTR cardiomyopathy, an EMB should be considered in selected cases. Patients presenting at an atypical age for wild-type ATTR cardiomyopathy, absence of extracardiac symptoms/signs or classic electrocardiogram features for cardiac amyloidosis should be suspected of another diagnosis and require further CMR or EMB to confirm.
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