Effect of combined systolic and diastolic functional parameter assessment for differentiation of cardiac amyloidosis from other causes of concentric left ventricular hypertrophy.

Effect of combined systolic and diastolic functional parameter assessment for differentiation of cardiac amyloidosis from other causes of concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. Liu D, Hu K, Niemann M, Herrmann S, Cikes M, Störk S, Gaudron PD, Knop S, Ertl G, Bijnens B, Weidemann F; Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging [2013, 6(6):1066-1072]. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.000683


Keywords: differential diagnosis, cardiac amyloidosis, isolated arterial hypertension, Fabry disease, Friedreich ataxia, deceleration time of early filling, left ventricular hypertrophy, longitudinal strain