Right Atrial Deformation Analysis in Cardiac Amyloidosis - Results from the Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic MAGYAR-Path Study

Right Atrial Deformation Analysis in Cardiac Amyloidosis - Results from the Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic MAGYAR-Path Study

Abstract Background: Light-chain (AL) cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is characterized by fibril deposits, which are composed of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains. The right ventricle is mostly involved in AL-CA and impairment of its function is a predictor of worse prognosis. Objectives: To charact...

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Main Authors: Attila Nemes, Dóra Földeák, Péter Domsik, Anita Kalapos, Árpád Kormányos, Zita Borbényi, Tamás Forster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2018-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Amiloidose
Ecocardiografia Tridimensional / métodos
Humanos
Disfunção Ventricular Direita
Speckle-Tracking
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