March 8, 2024European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis is not rare in elderly subjects: the CATCH screening study

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Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis occurs more frequently than anticipated in older individuals, presenting with exertional dyspnoea and myocardial thickening.
A 0.46% prevalence was detected using bone scintigraphy, identifying positive cases among 870 older individuals who completed the primary screening evaluation.
Screening of general practice cohorts using interventricular septal thickness highlights that cardiac amyloidosis warrants systematic diagnostic consideration in primary care.

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Screening study reveals a 0.46% prevalence of wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in older adults, indicating the condition is more frequent than expected for a rare disease.

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Screening study reveals a 0.46% prevalence of wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in older adults, indicating the condition is more frequent than expected for a rare disease.

Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis is not rare in elderly subjects: the CATCH screening study

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Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis is not rare in elderly subjects: the CATCH screening study

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