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Review
. 2021 Aug;36(8):2901-2910.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.15629. Epub 2021 May 16.

Cardiac amyloidosis in non-transplant cardiac surgery

Alex Smith  1   2 , D Balmforth  1 , T A Treibel  1   3 , Kulvinder Lall  1 , Aung Oo  1 , Shirish Ambekar  1
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Review

Cardiac amyloidosis in non-transplant cardiac surgery

Alex Smith et al. J Card Surg. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare infiltrative cardiomyopathy that portends a poor prognosis. There is a growing recognition of co-existent aortic valve stenosis and transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, with some studies suggesting that dual pathology may be associated increased risk of complication and mortality during surgical intervention. This review aims to evaluate the available literature on non-transplant cardiac surgical interventions in patients with cardiac amyloidosis, with particular focus on diagnosis, high surgical risk and areas of uncertainty that require further research.

Keywords: cardiovascular pathology; clinical review; coronary arterydisease; transplant; valve repair/replacement.

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