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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2020

Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: an interdisciplinary consensus statement.

Diana Bonderman, Gerhard Pölzl, Klemens Ablasser, Hermine Agis, Stefan Aschauer, Michaela Auer-Grumbach, Christina Binder, Jakob Dörler, Franz Duca, Christian Ebner and 17 more

Open access · hybridAbstract readConsensus Statement
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Article in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Cardiac amyloidosis: From diagnosis to therapeutics breakthroughs.World journal of experimental medicine · 2026
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  15. Diagnostic challenges in cardiac amyloidosis: a case report of negative initial endomyocardial biopsy.International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Diana BondermanDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. diana.bonderman@meduniwien.ac.at.
Gerhard PölzlDepartment of Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Klemens AblasserDivision of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Hermine AgisDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Stefan AschauerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Michaela Auer-GrumbachDepartment of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christina BinderDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jakob DörlerDepartment of Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Franz DucaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christian EbnerInternal Department II of Cardiology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Medicine, Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Marcus HackerDivision of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Renate KainDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Andreas KammerlanderDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Matthias KoschutnikDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Alexander Stephan KroissDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Agnes MayrDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Christian NitscheDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Peter P RainerDivision of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Susanne Reiter-MalmqvistDepartment of Cardiology, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Clinic Favoriten, Vienna, Austria.
Matthias SchneiderDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Roland SchwarzSpecialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Ried im Innkreis, Austria.
Nicolas VerheyenDivision of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Thomas WeberDepartment of Internal Medicine 2 (Cardiology & Intensive Care), University Teaching Hospital Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria.
Marc Michael ZarubaDepartment of Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Roza Badr EslamDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Martin HülsmannDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Julia MascherbauerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATInnsbruck Medical University · ATMedical University of Graz · ATUniversität Innsbruck · ATKaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital · ATKlinikum Wels-Grieskirchen · ATKrankenhaus der Elisabethinen · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF I 4699
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence and significance of cardiac amyloidosis have been considerably underestimated in the past; however, the number of patients diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis has increased significantly recently due to growing awareness of the disease, improved diagnostic capabilities and demographic trends. Specific therapies that improve patient prognosis have become available for certain types of cardiac amyloidosis. Thus, the earliest possible referral of patients with suspicion of cardiac amyloidosis to an experienced center is crucial to ensure rapid diagnosis, early initiation of treatment, and structured patient care. This requires intensive collaboration across several disciplines, and between resident physicians and specialized centers. The aim of this consensus statement is to provide guidance for the rapid and efficient diagnosis and treatment of light-chain amyloidosis and transthyretin amyloidosis, which are the most common forms of cardiac amyloidosis.

Indexed as

Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialCardiomyopathiesConsensusHumans99mTc-DPD scanBiopsyCardiac MRICardiomyopathyHeart failure

Identifiers

PMID33270160
PMCPMC7732807
OpenAlexW3107820123

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