Clinical Trial: Quantitative-imaging in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: ATTR-CM
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Quantitative-imaging in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Brief Summary:
Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), is a heart muscle disease that's stops the heart muscle working properly.With an ageing population, it is increasingly common but untreated, it has a poor prognosis.Several novel expensive treatments have become available, although we do not understand exactly how they work and why some patients respond, and others do not.The challenge is to develop better methods for monitoring the effects of these treatments, maximizing their benefits and cost-effectiveness.In…
Read more