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. 2020 Dec 3;132(23):742–761. doi: 10.1007/s00508-020-01781-z

Table 2.

Red flags that indicate cardiac amyloidosis [50]

Reduction in longitudinal strain with apical sparing (cherry on the top)
Discrepancy between left ventricular wall thickness and lack of left ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular block with hypertrophic phenotype
Echocardiographic hypertrophic phenotype with associated infiltrative features, including increased thickness of atrioventricular valves, interatrial septum, and right ventricular free wall
Marked extracellular volume expansion and/or diffuse late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance tomography
Symptoms of polyneuropathy and/or dysautonomia
History of unilateral or bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome
Mild increase in troponin levels on repeated occasions