Publications by authors named "Kiyoshi Nishino"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigated the use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) as a diagnostic tool for wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA) among outpatient individuals aged 70 and older in Japan.
- - Out of 1,141 enrolled participants, 55 showed elevated hs-cTnT levels, leading to further examinations for a total of 33, with 2 men ultimately diagnosed with ATTRwt-CA.
- - The findings suggest that hs-cTnT testing can effectively screen for undiagnosed ATTRwt-CA in primary care, identifying 9.1% of those with elevated levels and at least 0.18% in the overall
