Open AccessUnderstanding and recognizing cardiac amyloidosis
Author(s) -
Todd McVeigh,
Carolina D. Tennyson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of physician assistants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 0893-7400
DOI - 10.1097/01.jaa.0000697236.11386.3a
Subject(s) - amyloidosis , cardiac amyloidosis , medicine , heart failure , presentation (obstetrics) , abnormality , cardiology , thickening , pathophysiology , intensive care medicine , pathology , radiology , chemistry , psychiatry , polymer science
Cardiac amyloidosis is an infiltrative abnormality that causes myocardial thickening and dysfunction. Historically, it has been underrecognized as a cause of heart failure and was often misdiagnosed. In the past decade, the cardiology community has improved the understanding of the subtypes of these protein-based infiltrates and how they play a role in heart failure. This article reviews the pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and management of cardiac amyloidosis.