AUTHOR=Khanna Shaun , Wen Ivy , Bhat Aditya , Chen Henry H. L. , Gan Gary C. H. , Pathan Faraz , Tan Timothy C. 

TITLE=The Role of Multi-modality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Focused Update

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2020.590557

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2020.590557

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=<p>Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a unique disease entity involving an infiltrative process, typically resulting in a restrictive cardiomyopathy with diastolic heart failure that ultimately progresses to systolic heart failure. The two most common subtypes are light-chain and transthyretin amyloidosis. Early diagnosis of this disease entity, especially light-chain CA subtype, is crucial, as it portends a poorer prognosis. This review focuses on the clinical utility of the various imaging modalities in the diagnosis and differentiation of CA subtypes. This review also aims to highlight the key advances in each of the imaging modalities in the diagnosis and prognostication of CA.</p>