Echocardiography can be utilized to detect this specific pattern (relative preservation of the apical myocardium with decreased longitudinal strain in the mid and basal sections), which is 90–95% sensitive and 80–85% specific for cardiac amyloidosis. Echocardiography can be used to help physicians with diagnosis, however, it can only be used for the suggestion of the disease, not the confirmation, unless it is late stage amyloidosis.
Echocardiography can be utilized to identify this specific pattern (relative preservation of the apical myocardium with decreased longitudinal strain in mid and basal sections), which has a sensitivity between 90% and 95% and specificity ranging from 80% to 85%, for cardiac amyloidosis. Echocardiography aids physicians in diagnosis but is only used as an indication of the disease, not confirmation, unless it is late-stage amyloidosis.