Cardiac amyloidosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cardiac amyloidosis: 1) Defined as histological proven by biopsy of the myocardium 2) or if not proven by myocardial biopsy the patient must fulfill all of the following criteria: - Biopsy proven amyloidosis in another organ than the heart - Left ventricular hypertrophy (> 12 mm) in combination with right ventricular hypertrophy (> 5 mm). - Diastolic dysfunction and biatrial dilatation. - Monoclonal protein and bone marrow plasmaceldyscrasie or transthyretin mutation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint of this study will be demonstrating that PET-scintigraphy with 18F-florbetaben is able to image cardiac amyloidosis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoint is to demonstrate that patients with cardiac amyloidosis have cerebral amyloid deposits. | — |
Countries
Netherlands