Marta Maccallini, Gonzalo Barge-Caballero, Eduardo Barge-Caballero, Manuel López-Pérez, Raquel Bilbao-Quesada, Eva González-Babarro, Inés Gómez-Otero, Andrea López-López, Mario Gutiérrez-Feijoo, Alfonso Varela-Román, Javier García-Seara, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, María G Crespo-Leiro
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/systolic pulmonary artery pressure (TAPSE/SPAP) ratio is a noninvasive surrogate of right ventricular to pulmonary circulation that has prognostic implications in patients with heart failure (HF) or pulmonary hypertension. Our purpose was to evaluate the prognostic value of the TAPSE/SPAP ratio in patients with cardiac amyloidosis. METHODS: We used the database of the AMIGAL study, a prospective, observational registry of patients with cardiac amyloidosis recruited in 7 hospitals of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain, from January 1, 2018 to October 31, 2022...
January 29, 2024: Revista Española de Cardiología