Afro-Caribbean Heart Failure in the United Kingdom: Cause, Outcomes, and ATTR V122I Cardiac Amyloidosis [Original Article]

Conclusions—
In London, the cause of heart failure varies depending on ethnicity and affects age of presentation and outcomes. In Afro-Caribbean patients, ATTR V122I is an underappreciated cause of heart failure, and cardiomyopathy is often misattributed to hypertension. As promising TTR therapies are in development, increased awareness and proactive detection are needed.

Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - September 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dungu, J. N., Papadopoulou, S. A., Wykes, K., Mahmood, I., Marshall, J., Valencia, O., Fontana, M., Whelan, C. J., Gillmore, J. D., Hawkins, P. N., Anderson, L. J. Tags: Race and Ethnicity, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Mortality/Survival Original Article Source Type: research