Studies report up to 18% (n/N = 9/49) of patients aged ≥60 years old with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) had transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), one of the main types of cardiac amyloidosis.¹ Clinical expert Dr Kate Gatenby highlights this and gives an overview of the causes, diagnosis and best practices in the management of patients with ATTR-CM.

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1. Bennani SY et al. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016;32:1403–13