Does the course of Val122Ile differ from SSA, or is selection bias a factor?
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Hypothesis There are conflicting data regarding survival in Val122Ile versus SSA cardiac amyloidosis, suggesting either better survival in SSA or similar survival between the groups. Since survival is often calculated from time of diagnosis, a delayed diagnosis in Val122Ile from symptom onset would bias survival toward SSA. We therefore sought to determine whether patients with symptomatic SSA and Val122Ile seen at our Program showed different patterns of referral, and whether one group had a longer time to diagnosis than the other.
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