Current barriers and recommendations on the diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: a Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study has been conducted to investigate the non-invasive diagnostic journey of patients with a transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (aTTR-CM) in Turkey, identify the challenges and uncertainties encountered on the path to diagnosis from the perspectives of expert physicians, and develop recommendations that can be applied in such cases.

Methods

This study employed a three-round modified Delphi method and included 10 cardiologists and five nuclear medicine specialists. Two hematologists also shared their expert opinions on the survey results related to hematological tests during a final face-to-face discussion. A consensus was reached when 80% or more of the panel members marked the "agree/strongly agree" or "disagree/strongly disagree" option.

Results

SUBMITTER: Cavusoglu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851939 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature