Cardiac amyloidosis: in search of the ideal diagnostic tool

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is due to amyloid deposition in the myocardium. Transthyretin (ATTR) and light-chain (AL) amyloidosis are the main types of CA. Here, we present the clinical and imaging findings in patients with CA and discuss the controversies with the aim of finding the ideal diagnostic tool. Ten patients suspected of having CA on the basis of electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic findings were evaluated via cardiovascular...