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Prevalence of Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Prevalence of Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Non Recruiting
65 years and older
All
Phase N/A
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Overview

Patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis will have biopsies of the ligamentum flavum sent to the department of pathology for histologic screening.

If the ligament biopsy contains amyloid, patients will receive an echocardiogram, an ecg, biomarker testing, and a bone tracer scintigraphy diagnostic of cardiac amyloidosis.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scheduled for surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis
  • Age > 65 years
  • Informed written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known amyloidosis
  • Myelomatosis
  • Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance, MGUS
  • Morbus Waldenstrøm

Study details
    Cardiac Amyloidosis
    Spinal Stenosis

NCT05701397

Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen

20 August 2025

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