Echocardiography in Cardiac Amyloidosis

Key Information
Source
Heart Failure Reviews
Year
2015
summary/abstract

Echocardiography is the most widely used noninvasive test in patients with heart failure or abnormal cardiac findings on examination. Patients with amyloidosis may have significant cardiac abnormalities, several of which are highly suggestive of the disease. This article reviews echocardiographic features found in cardiac amyloidosis.

Abstract Source
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25597027
DOI
10.1007/s10741-014-9466-3
Authors
Falk RH, Quarta CC
Organisation
Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA; University of Bologna; Italy; S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Italy