Poll: Tafamidis For Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Part 1 – American College of Cardiology
An 89-year-old man with progressive effort intolerance, abdominal bloating, and lower extremity edema presents for evaluation of heart failure (HF) in the setting of preserved ejection fraction (EF). He has a history of a stroke. He has several previous admissions for acute decompensated HF. He comes to the appointment in a wheelchair given his limited mobility. He has blood pressure 94/75 mm Hg, heart rate 81 bpm, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, and weight 70 kg (body mass index 25 kg/m 2). His examinati