Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, 6550 Fannin St, Suite 1801, Houston, TX77030, USA.
Heart Fail Rev. 2022 Sep;27(5):1505-1513. doi: 10.1007/s10741-021-10165-y. Epub 2021 Aug 30.
Cardiac amyloidosis, a form of infiltrative cardiomyopathy, is associated with poor prognosis in untreated patients. Early diagnosis is important for timely initiation of effective therapies. Despite advances in diagnostic modalities, it remains a challenging diagnosis, requiring high index of clinical suspicion. Echocardiography represents the first-line cardiac imaging modality for evaluation of heart failure and suspected cardiac amyloidosis. In this review, we discuss echocardiographic findings in cardiac amyloidosis.
心脏淀粉样变是一种浸润性心肌病,与未经治疗的患者预后不良有关。早期诊断对于及时开始有效的治疗非常重要。尽管诊断方法有所进步,但它仍然是一个具有挑战性的诊断,需要高度的临床怀疑。超声心动图是评估心力衰竭和疑似心脏淀粉样变的一线心脏成像方式。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了心脏淀粉样变的超声心动图表现。