Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Implications for Early Diagnosis and Prognostic Role Across the Spectrum of Aetiologies

Abstract

Compared to general population the adjusted prevalence of CTS is higher among elderly men with ATTR; CTS is a prognostic marker in ATTR, independently of cardiac involvement, and precedes CA diagnosis by 5-9 years. The awareness of this association and time delay offers the possibility of an early pre-clinical ATTR-CA diagnosis.