Comparative analysis of staging systems in AL amyloidosis

Introduction: Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several models were developed to allow survival prediction, but head-to-head model comparison is lacking. null Patients and Methods: Five prognostic models were compared: Mayo 2004; Mayo 2012; 2013 European modification of Mayo 2004 (where Mayo 2004 stage 3 is subdivided into 3 subgroups based on NT-proBNP at 8500 ng/L and systolic...