September 1, 2004Current Opinion in Cardiology
Tissue Doppler imaging in the evaluation of patients with cardiac amyloidosis
Key result
Tissue Doppler imaging modalities, including velocities, strain, and strain rate, are emerging as important clinical tools for the early diagnosis and evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis.
Why the study?
Does tissue Doppler imaging and myocardial strain rate improve the early diagnosis and evaluation of patients with cardiac amyloidosis?
Population
Patients with cardiac amyloidosis (CA)
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May aid early cardiac amyloidosis detection; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Structured PICO
Does tissue Doppler imaging and myocardial strain rate improve the early diagnosis and evaluation of patients with cardiac amyloidosis?
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Population
Patients with cardiac amyloidosis (CA)
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Exposure
Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and myocardial strain rate (SR)
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Outcome
Early diagnosis and evaluation of cardiac amyloidosissurrogate
Tissue Doppler imaging and strain rate are promising tools for the early detection and evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis, potentially allowing for earlier therapeutic intervention.
Limitations
- These new indices have been examined in relatively few patients
- Examined in relatively few patients
Cite This Study
Sallach et al. (2004) conducted a review in Cardiac amyloidosis. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and myocardial strain rate was evaluated. Tissue Doppler imaging modalities, including velocities, strain, and strain rate, are emerging as important clinical tools for the early diagnosis and evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis.