Open AccessMulti-modality imaging of cardiac amyloidosis: Contemporary update
Author(s) -
Tom Kai Ming Wang,
Ossama K. Abou Hassan,
Wael A. Jaber,
Bo Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v12.i6.87
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac amyloidosis , cardiac imaging , amyloidosis , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , modality (human–computer interaction) , nuclear imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , disease , medical imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance , cardiology , nuclear medicine , human–computer interaction , computer science
Cardiac amyloidosis is a heterogeneous and challenging diagnostic disease with poor prognosis that is now being altered by introduction of new therapies. Echocardiography remains the first-line imaging tool, and when disease is suspected on echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear imaging play critical roles in the non-invasive diagnosis and evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis. Advances in multi-modality cardiac imaging allowing earlier diagnosis and initiation of novel therapies have significantly improved the outcomes in these patients. Cardiac imaging also plays important roles in the risk stratification of patients presenting with cardiac amyloidosis. In the current review, we provide a clinical and imaging focused update, and importantly outline the imaging protocols, diagnostic and prognostic utility of multimodality cardiac imaging in the assessment of cardiac amyloidosis.