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ReviewClinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society2019

Autonomic involvement in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis).

Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte

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Review in Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Characteristics and natural history of autonomic involvement in hereditary ATTR amyloidosis: a systematic review.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2019
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  5. The Arrhythmic Burden of Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Comprehensive Review.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association · 2026
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  8. Long-term treatment of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with patisiran: multicentre, real-world experience in Italy.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  11. Cardiovascular reflex tests detect autonomic dysfunction in symptomatic and pre-symptomatic subjects with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2023
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  12. Early autonomic biomarkers in ATTRv carriers.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2023
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  14. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis overview.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alejandra Gonzalez-DuarteInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, México. gonzalezduarte@aol.com.
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis) is a progressive disease primarily characterized by adult-onset sensory, motor, and autonomic neuropathy. In this article, we discuss the pathophysiology and principal findings of autonomic neuropathy in hATTR amyloidosis, the most common methods of assessment and progression, and its relation as a predictive risk factor or a measure of progression in the natural history of the disease.

methodsA literature search was performed using the terms "autonomic neuropathy," "dysautonomia," and "autonomic symptoms" in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis and familial amyloid polyneuropathy.

resultsVarious scales to measure autonomic function have been employed, particularly within the major clinical trials, to assess novel therapies for the disease. Most of the evaluations were taken from diabetic clinical trials. Questionnaires include the COMPASS-31 and Norfolk QOL autonomic nerve function domain, whereas clinical evaluations comprise HRDB and the orthostatic tolerance test. Several treatment options are being employed although only diflunisal and tafamidis have reported improvement in the autonomic abnormalities.

conclusionsAutonomic nerves are often affected before motor nerve impairment, and dysautonomia may support the diagnosis of hATTR amyloidosis when differentiating from other adult-onset progressive neuropathies and from other types of amyloidosis. Most of the progression of autonomic dysfunction is seen in early stages of the disease, commonly before motor impairment or affection of the overall quality of life. Unfortunately, there is no current single standardized approach to evaluate dysautonomia in hATTR amyloidosis.

Indexed as

Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialAutonomic Nervous SystemAutonomic Nervous System DiseasesHumansAutonomic dysfunction in amyloidosisHereditary amyloidosisTTR amyloidosis

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PMID29511897
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