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ReviewHeart failure reviews2024

Molecular mechanisms and emerging therapies in wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

Danni Wu, Wei Chen

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Diagnosis of Amyloidosis in Hand and Plastic Surgery Patients: Optimal Tissue Selection and Examination Methods for Early Detection].Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V... · 2026
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  5. The Arrhythmic Burden of Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Comprehensive Review.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association · 2026
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  10. Effects of tafamidis on serial [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
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  16. A Snapshot of the Most Recent Transthyretin Stabilizers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  19. Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: a case of multisystemic involvement and review of literature.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danni WuDept. of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.
Wei ChenDept. of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China. chenwei@pumch.cn.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

Funding

the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences CIFMS, 2020-I2M-C&T-B-006the Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research CFH, 2020-2-40110the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-C-069 and 2022-PUMCH-B-025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt-CM) is an underrecognized cause of heart failure due to misfolded wild-type transthyretin (TTRwt) myocardial deposition. The development of wild-type TTR amyloid fibrils is a complex pathological process linked to the deterioration of homeostatic mechanisms owing to aging, plausibly implicating multiple molecular mechanisms. The components of amyloid transthyretin often include serum amyloid P, proteoglycans, and clusterin, which may play essential roles in the localization and elimination of amyloid fibrils. Oxidative stress, impaired mitochondrial function, and perturbation of intracellular calcium dynamics induced by TTR contribute to cardiac impairment. Recently, tafamidis has been the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of ATTRwt-CM. In addition, small interfering RNAs and antisense oligonucleotides for ATTR-CM are promising therapeutic approaches and are currently in phase III clinical trials. Newly emerging therapies, such as antibodies targeting amyloid, inhibitors of seed formation, and CRISPR‒Cas9 technology, are currently in the early stages of research. The development of novel therapies is based on progress in comprehending the molecular events behind amyloid cardiomyopathy. There is still a need to further advance innovative treatments, providing patients with access to alternative and effective therapies, especially for patients diagnosed at a late stage.

Indexed as

Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialCardiomyopathiesHeart FailureHumansMyocardiumPrealbuminPrealbuminAmyloidosisCardiomyopathyEmerging therapiesMolecular mechanismsTransthyretin

Identifiers

PMID38233673
PMCPMC10942909
OpenAlexW4390988609

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