Abstract:Background:
Various types of arrhythmia are observed in patients with cardiac amyloidosis, but the prevalence of arrhythmia has not been fully investigated. This study investigated the prevalence and treatment of arrhythmias in patients with cardiac amyloidosis before the introduction of new agents for amyloidosis, such as tafamidis.
Methods and Results:
Of 53 patients who were histologically diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis at 10 centers in western Japan between 2009… Show more
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