Publications by authors named "D Perez de Arenaza"
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- Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common heart valve disease, especially prevalent in older adults, and this study focuses on its occurrence in patients with wild type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt).
- The study analyzed data from 104 ATTRwt patients over a median follow-up of about 476 days, finding a 10.5% prevalence of moderate-severe AS at the time of ATTRwt diagnosis, primarily in elderly males.
- Most of these patients had prior heart failure or atrial fibrillation, and during follow-up, nearly half were hospitalized for heart issues, with a significant mortality rate.
Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a progressive and fatal condition that requires early diagnosis, management, and specific treatment. The availability of new disease-modifying therapies has made successful treatment a reality. Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy can be either age-related (wild-type form) or caused by mutations in the TTR gene (genetic, hereditary forms).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The relationship between physical activity and coronary artery calcification (CAC) was evaluated in different studies during the last years, although the results were conflicting.
Objective: The main objective of the present systematic review was to assess the association between different levels of physical activity and CAC score estimated by computed tomography (CT).
Methods: This systematic review was performed according to PRISMA guidelines.
Aims: Sex-specific thresholds of aortic valve calcification (AVC) have been proposed and validated in Caucasians. Thus, we aimed to validate their accuracy in Asians.
Methods And Results: Patients with calcific aortic stenosis (AS) from seven international centres were included.