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ArticleTherapeutic advances in chronic disease2024

Tafamidis improves myocardial longitudinal strain in A97S transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.

Yuan-Kun Aden Wu, An-Li Yu, Mei-Fang Cheng, Lung-Chun Lin, Ming-Jen Lee, Chia-Hung Chou, Chia-Tung Shun, Hsueh-Wen Hsueh, Jimmy Jyh-Ming Juang, Ping-Huei Tseng and 6 more

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Article in Therapeutic advances in chronic disease, 2024. 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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16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuan-Kun Aden WuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-7923
An-Li YuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mei-Fang ChengDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lung-Chun LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming-Jen LeeDepartment of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Hung ChouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Tung ShunDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsueh-Wen HsuehDepartment of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jimmy Jyh-Ming JuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ping-Huei TsengDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Siao-Ping LinCardiovascular Centre, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mao-Yuan SuDepartment of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chi-Chao ChaoDepartment of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sung-Tsang HsiehDepartment of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hsuan TsaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2859-5117
Yen-Hung LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWYuanpei University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a debilitating disease that has received much attention since the emergence of novel treatments. The Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy Clinical Trial showed that tafamidis, a transthyretin tetramer stabilizer, effectively reduced the declines in functional capacity and quality of life. However, Ala97Ser (A97S) hereditary ATTR-CM is underrepresented in major ATTR-CM tafamidis trials. Objectives: We aim to investigate the change in global longitudinal strain (GLS) of A97S ATTR-CM patients after 12 months of tafamidis treatment. Methods: We retrospectively analysed a prospective cohort of patients with A97S ATTR-CM who received tafamidis meglumine (61 mg/day) at the National Taiwan University Hospital. Echocardiography with speckle tracking strain analysis was performed at baseline and 12 months after treatment. Results: In all, 20 patients were included in the cohort. The baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and interventricular septum (IVS) thickness were 59.20 ± 13.23% and 15.10 ± 3.43 mm, respectively. After 12 months of tafamidis treatment, the LVEF and IVS were 61.83 ± 15.60% ( Conclusion: Tafamidis significantly improved GLS, and particularly apical and middle LS in A97S ATTR-CM patients.

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