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ReviewCurrent heart failure reports2019

Impact of Genetic Testing in Transthyretin (ATTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis.

Deepa M Gopal, Frederick L Ruberg, Omar K Siddiqi

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Review in Current heart failure reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deepa M GopalAmyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 72 E. Concord Street, K-503, Boston, MA, 02118, USA. dmgopal@bu.edu.
Frederick L RubergAmyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 72 E. Concord Street, K-503, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Omar K SiddiqiAmyloidosis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 72 E. Concord Street, K-503, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Boston Medical Center · US

Funding

SCAN-MP (Screening for Cardiac Amyloidosis with Nuclear imaging in Minority Populations) COVID-19 SuppplementR01HL139671 · NHLBI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MAURER, MATHEW S, RUBERG, FREDERICK LIEF · 2019 to 2023
$7.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe review's main focus centers on the genetics of hereditary cardiac amyloidosis, highlighting the opportunities and challenges posed by the widespread availability of genetic screening and diagnostic cardiac imaging. RECENT

findingsAdvancements in cardiac imaging, heightened awareness of the ATTR amyloidosis diagnosis, and greater access to genetic testing have all led to an increased appreciation of the prevalence of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis. Elucidation of the TTR molecular structure and effect of mutations on TTR function have allowed for novel TTR therapy development leading to clinical implementation of transthyretin stabilizers and transthyretin gene silencers. The transthyretin amyloidoses are a diverse group of protein misfolding disorders with cardiac and peripheral/autonomic nervous system manifestations due to protein deposition. Genetic screening allows for the early identification of asymptomatic TTR mutation carriers. With the advent of TTR-specific therapeutics, clinical guidance is necessary for the management of individuals with mutations in the TTR gene without evidence of disease.

Indexed as

Age FactorsAmyloid Neuropathies, FamilialGenetic TestingHeart FailureHumansMutationPrealbuminSex FactorsPrealbuminCardiac amyloidosisCardiomyopathyGenetic cardiomyopathyHereditary amyloidosisTransthyretin

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PMID31520266
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