Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Stroke With the Amyloidogenic V122I Transthyretin Variant Among Black Americans

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Jul 6;78(1):89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.042. Epub 2021 May 3.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidogenic Proteins / genetics
  • Amyloidosis, Familial* / complications
  • Amyloidosis, Familial* / ethnology
  • Amyloidosis, Familial* / genetics
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / prevention & control
  • Black or African American / genetics*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genetic Testing
  • Heart Failure* / diagnosis
  • Heart Failure* / etiology
  • Heart Failure* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Ischemic Stroke* / diagnosis
  • Ischemic Stroke* / etiology
  • Ischemic Stroke* / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Prealbumin / genetics*
  • Preventive Health Services / methods
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Amyloidogenic Proteins
  • Prealbumin
  • TTR protein, human