Key result
Tafamidis-treated ATTR-CM shows ~25% 30-month mortality, with worse survival linked to advanced NAC stage.
Why the study?
Temporal trends in ATTR-CM diagnosis and survival during the tafamidis era in the Greek population remain largely unknown.
Cohort (n=75)
In a real-world Greek cohort of patients with ATTR-CM treated with tafamidis, estimated 30-month all-cause mortality was 25%, and advanced NAC stage remained a significant predictor of poorer survival.
Greek ATTR-CM trends with tafamidis support earlier detection; observational associations leave open causal survival benefits in prospective trials.
Background: Diagnoses of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) have increased in recent years, with a growing proportion of patients being identified at earlier disease stages. However, temporal trends in ATTR-CM diagnosis and survival during the tafamidis era in the Greek population remain largely unknown. Methods: This retrospective study included 75 patients with ATTR-CM treated with tafamidis. Baseline demographic, clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic characteristics were assessed, and survival outcomes were subsequently evaluated. Results: Among 75 tafamidis-treated patients, 14 deaths (19%) occurred during a median follow-up of 20 months [IQR 10.0–30.5] with an estimated 30-month survival of 75%. Kaplan–Meier analysis demonstrated significantly poorer survival among patients aged ≥80 years (log-rank p = 0.013), those with NYHA class III–IV (log-rank p = 0.018), and across progressively more advanced NAC stages I–III (global log-rank p < 0.001). In contrast, survival did not differ significantly according to LVEF <50% versus ≥50% (log-rank p = 0.863) or maximal wall thickness ≥15 mm versus <15 mm (log-rank p = 0.801). After Holm correction across five comparisons, only NAC stage remained statistically significant (adjusted p < 0.001). Conclusions: In this real-world Greek cohort of patients with ATTR-CM treated with tafamidis, the estimated 30-month all-cause mortality was 25% and more advanced NAC stage was associated with poorer survival.
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Kourti et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) (n=75). Tafamidis was evaluated on All-cause mortality at 30 months. Among 75 patients with ATTR-CM treated with tafamidis, the estimated 30-month all-cause mortality was 25%, and more advanced NAC stage was associated with poorer survival (adjusted P<0.001).
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