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Cardiac amyloidosis other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Reduced heart rate variability due to autonomic dysfunction can be observed on Holter monitoring. This lack of variability in the heart rate has been shown to be a more consistent predictive parameter of short-term mortality in patients with AL type amyloidosis with cardiac involvement as compared to those with AA type amyloidosis.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Holter Monitoring
- Reduced heart rate variability due to autonomic dysfunction can be observed on Holter monitoring.
- Reduced heart rate variability is a predictor of 1-year mortality in cardiac amyloidosis patients.[1]
- This lack of variability in the heart rate has been shown to be a more consistent predictive parameter of short-term mortality in patients with AL type amyloidosis with cardiac involvement as compared to those with AA type amyloidosis.
References
References
- ↑ Reyners AK, Hazenberg BP, Reitsma WD, Smit AJ (2002). “Heart rate variability as a predictor of mortality in patients with AA and AL amyloidosis”. European Heart Journal. 23 (2): 157–61. doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.2972. PMID 11785998. Unknown parameter
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