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ReviewMethodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal2022

It Takes a Village: Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Amyloidosis.

Jean Michel Saad, Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, Dixitha Anugula, Yushui Han, Moath Said Alfawara, Mouaz H Al-Mallah

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Review in Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 42% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Future Directions in Cardiac Amyloidosis.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2022
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Jean Michel SaadHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-9415
Ahmed Ibrahim AhmedHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-7999
Dixitha AnugulaHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-2749
Yushui HanHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8357-9729
Moath Said AlfawaraHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2676-3095
Mouaz H Al-MallahHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-0484
Houston Methodist · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is the buildup and infiltration of amyloid plaque in cardiac muscle. An underdiagnosed form of restrictive cardiomyopathy, CA can rapidly progress into heart failure. CA is evaluated using a multimodality approach that includes echocardiography, cardiac magnetic imaging, and nuclear imaging. Echocardiography remains an essential first-line modality that raises suspicion for CA and establishes functional baselines. Cardiac magnetic imaging provides additional incremental value via high-resolution imaging, robust functional assessment, and superior tissue characterization, all of which enable a more comprehensive investigation of CA. Cardiac scintigraphy has eliminated the need for invasive diagnostic approaches and helps differentiate CA subtypes. Positron emission tomography is the first modality introducing targeted amyloid binding tracers that allow for precise burden quantification, early detection, and disease monitoring. In this review, we highlight the role of several cardiac imaging techniques in the evaluation of CA.

Indexed as

AmyloidosisCardiomyopathiesHumanscardiac amyloidosiscardiac magnetic resonance imagingcardiac scintigraphyechocardiographyPETpositron emission tomographypyrophosphate

Identifiers

PMID35414854
PMCPMC8932383
OpenAlexW4225515481

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Registered trials

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