A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
We now know that cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is more frequent than traditionally considered and that it is particularly relevant in patients over 65 years with heart failure or aortic stenosis. Nowadays, given the relevance of CA for cardiologists, its prevalence is still a problem, and efforts must be made to speed up diagnosis and maximize opportunities for new disease-modifying treatments. – In Brazil, it is estimated that there are more than 5,000 patients with the transthyretin amyloidosis variant (ATTRv) with […]
Keywords: Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy