Purpose of Review: The aim is to provide a description of the most important echocardiographic features in systemic amyloidosis. Recent Findings: Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of multisystem disorders, characterized by an extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils. Several imaging tests are available for the diagnosis; however, echocardiography is the cornerstone of the non-invasive imaging modality for cardiac amyloidosis. So far, little is known about the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis through imaging modalities. Summary: We summarized the most important echocardiographic findings in cardiac amyloidosis. Hence, we offered a systematic report of the diagnostic performance of cardiac amyloidosis using echocardiography.

Echocardiographic Findings in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Inside Two-Dimensional, Doppler, and Strain Imaging

Di Nunzio, Dalia
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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de Gregorio, Cesare
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Zito, Concetta
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Carerj, Scipione
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Di Bella, Gianluca
Ultimo
Supervision
2019-01-01

Abstract

Purpose of Review: The aim is to provide a description of the most important echocardiographic features in systemic amyloidosis. Recent Findings: Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of multisystem disorders, characterized by an extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils. Several imaging tests are available for the diagnosis; however, echocardiography is the cornerstone of the non-invasive imaging modality for cardiac amyloidosis. So far, little is known about the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis through imaging modalities. Summary: We summarized the most important echocardiographic findings in cardiac amyloidosis. Hence, we offered a systematic report of the diagnostic performance of cardiac amyloidosis using echocardiography.
2019
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