Stiff arteries contribute to development of high blood pressure and significantly increase the risk of sudden death, stroke, myocardial infarction and cognitive decline.

Cardiac amyloidosis, or “stiff heart syndrome,” occurs when amyloid protein slowly replaces normal myocardial tissue. Some degree of cardiac amyloidosis is common in elderly people (detected ...

Unlike myocardial viability at baseline, the metric of scar burden, assessed in a subgroup of 478 individuals, did predict fewer deaths and heart failure hospitalizations (HR 1.18, 95% CI 1.04-1.33) ...