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cardiomyopathy of wild-type or hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR-CM)

Initial criteria

  • Patient is age ≥ 18 years
  • Diagnosis is confirmed by ONE of the following: technetium pyrophosphate scan (nuclear scintigraphy) OR tissue biopsy with confirmatory transthyretin (TTR) amyloid typing by mass spectrometry, immunoelectron microscopy, or immunohistochemistry OR genetic testing identifying a transthyretin (TTR) pathogenic variant
  • Diagnostic cardiac imaging has demonstrated cardiac involvement
  • Patient has heart failure but does not have New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV disease
  • Medication is prescribed by or in consultation with a cardiologist or a physician who specializes in the treatment of amyloidosis

Approval duration

1 year