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ReviewJACC. Advances2024

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to Optimize the Management of Older Patients With Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis.

Carlo Fumagalli, Mathew S Maurer, Marianna Fontana, Nowell Fine, Julian Gillmore, Parag Goyal, Shunichi Nakagawa, Beatrice Musumeci, Martha Grogan, Raffaele Marfella and 10 more

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Review in JACC. Advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Carlo FumagalliTuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Mathew S MaurerCardiac Amyloidosis Program, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Marianna FontanaNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Nowell FineDivision of Cardiology Department of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine, and Community Health Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Julian GillmoreNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Parag GoyalDepartment of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA.
Shunichi NakagawaAdult Palliative Care Services, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Beatrice MusumeciCardiology Department, Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Martha GroganDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Raffaele MarfellaDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania-Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe LimongelliInherited and Rare Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi 1 c/o Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Mario BoSection of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Turin, Italy.
Simone LonghiCardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sarah CuddyCardiac Amyloidosis Program, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ahmad MasriKnight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Iacopo OlivottoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Federico PerfettoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Andrea UngarDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Niccolò MarchionniDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Francesco CappelliTuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) predominantly affects older adults with multiple chronic conditions, leading to significant physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges. New disease-modifying drugs are effective in early stages, prompting a shift toward comprehensive assessments, including functional capacity and quality of life. However, these assessments may not fully capture the complexity of older ATTR-CA patients, especially regarding frailty and mood disorders, which can influence symptom reporting. Thus, integrating comprehensive geriatric assessment tools into routine clinical practice may be crucial to detect early signs of frailty or functional impairment that could impact outcomes and mitigate futility and ageism in the decision-making process. This review highlights the importance of evaluating multimorbidity, disability, and frailty in older patients with ATTR-CA to optimize management strategies.

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cardiac amyloidosiscomprehensive geriatric assessmentfrailtyprognosisrisk stratification

Identifiers

PMID39140080
PMCPMC11318635

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