Publications by authors named "Gloria Palamara"
Eur J Heart Fail
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) leads to thickening of the heart walls, with a left ventricular (LV) wall thickness of ≥12 mm being a key indicator, but cut-off values may need to differ by gender to avoid misdiagnosis in women.
- A study of 330 patients with transthyretin (ATTR) CA revealed that women had lower LV wall thickness compared to men, but when adjusted for body size, the severity of the disease appeared similar in both genders.
- Indexed measurements of LV wall thickness, especially when adjusted for height, provided a better correlation with other measures of heart disease severity compared to standard non-indexed values.
