The Impact of Active Ascertainment on Sex-Specific Differences in the Prevalence and Phenotype of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: The SCAN-MP Study
Chan N, Einstein A, Teruya S, Rodriguez C, Helmke S, Cuomo M, Santana D, Castillo M, Smiley D, Sabogal N, Lamour S, Winburn M, Fine D, de Freitas C, Kattan C, Miller E, Maurer M, Ruberg F. The Impact of Active Ascertainment on Sex-Specific Differences in the Prevalence and Phenotype of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: The SCAN-MP Study. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024 PMID: 39581521, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchATTR-CATransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisProportion of womenCardiac amyloidosisReferral cohortLower left ventricular mass indexHigher left ventricular ejection fractionPrevalence of ATTR-CAATTR-CA patientsWild-type diseaseVentricular ejection fractionVentricular mass indexPosterior wall thicknessAscertainment cohortLeft ventricular hypertrophyReduce sex disparitiesHigher proportion of womenATTRwt-CAEjection fractionEchocardiographic evidenceHeart failureMass indexSex-specific differencesSevere phenotypeSex distribution