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Conclusion
Systolic longitudinal function is impaired early in ATTRv amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, and this
alteration is related to abnormalities of LV morphology and function. Impairment of systolic function in
mediobasal LV segments shows a great prognostic role in predicting cardiovascular mortality over follow-
up. Further studies in a larger sample of patients with amyloid deposition are needed to confirm our results.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Writing original draft, formal analysis, data curation, visualization: Licordari R, Di Bella G
Conceptualization, funding acquisition, writing, review and editing, supervision: Colarusso L, Di Paola FAF,
Campisi M
Writing, review and editing, investigation, and validation: Minutoli F, Cappelli F, Micari A, Recupero A,
Mazzeo A

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
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Consent for publication
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Copyright
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