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ReviewJACC. CardioOncology2021

ATTR Amyloidosis: Current and Emerging Management Strategies:

Jan M Griffin, Julie L Rosenthal, Justin L Grodin, Mathew S Maurer, Martha Grogan, Richard K Cheng

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In one paragraph

Review in JACC. CardioOncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
91citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Pre-symptomatic scintigraphic and genetic cascade screening in cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
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  7. UniqueAnnals of laboratory medicine · 2026
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  8. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Predictors of Amyloidosis.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026
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  13. Eccentric hypertrophy impairs outcome after TAVR.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2025
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31 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jan M GriffinColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Julie L RosenthalMayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Justin L GrodinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Mathew S MaurerColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Martha GroganMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Richard K ChengUniversity of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USMayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic Hospital · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is increasingly diagnosed owing to the emergence of noninvasive imaging and improved awareness. Clinical penetrance of pathogenic alleles is not complete and therefore there is a large cohort of asymptomatic transthyretin variant carriers. Screening strategies, monitoring, and treatment of subclinical ATTR-CA requires further study. Perhaps the most important translational triumph has been the development of effective therapies that have emerged from a biological understanding of ATTR-CA pathophysiology. These include recently proven strategies of transthyretin protein stabilization and silencing of transthyretin production. Data on neurohormonal blockade in ATTR-CA are limited, with the primary focus of medical therapy on judicious fluid management. Atrial fibrillation is common and requires anticoagulation owing to the propensity for thrombus formation. Although conduction disease and ventricular arrhythmias frequently occur, little is known regarding optimal management. Finally, aortic stenosis and ATTR-CA frequently coexist, and transcatheter valve replacement is the preferred treatment approach.

Indexed as

6MWT, 6-minute walk testAF, atrial fibrillationAL, light chain amyloidamyloidosisAS, aortic stenosisASO, antisense oligonucleotideATTR-CA, transthyretin cardiac amyloidosisATTRv, variant transthyretin cardiac amyloidosisATTRwt, wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosiscardiomyopathyCMR, cardiac magnetic resonanceDCCV, direct current cardioversionheart failureHF, heart failureLVEF, left ventricular ejection fractionNT-proBNP, N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptideSAP, serum amyloid P componentsiRNA, small interfering RNATAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Identifiers

PMID34729521
PMCPMC8543085
OpenAlexW3205964661

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