The heterogeneity of amyloidosis presentation makes diagnosis challenging. Researchers at the University College London, England, recently outlined approaches to diagnosis to assist in the timely identification of amyloid disease and amyloid type, with emphasis on cardiac amyloidosis (CA).

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) frequently goes undetected despite being a common form of restrictive cardiomyopathy. The researchers of a new review in Current Problems in Cardiology describe the applications and limitations of different diagnostic tools used to aid clinicians in the earlier diagnosis of CA.