Phasic left atrial strain analysis to discriminate cardiac amyloidosis in patients with unclear thick heart pathology.

Karl Stangl David FrumkinAnne HübscherHenryk DregerKarl StanglGerd BaldenhoferFabian Knebel

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

Phasic LAS was significantly reduced in patients with CA and showed a higher diagnostic accuracy in discriminating CA than RELAPS. The additional assessment of phasic LAS may be useful to rule in the possible diagnosis of CA in patients with unclear LVH.

Keyphrases

left atrial
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
mitral valve
protein kinase
heart failure
catheter ablation