FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY MEASURED BY THE SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY (SPPB) AND NOT CARDIAC PARAMETERS ARE INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSTHYRETIN CARDIOMYOPATHY

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an underdiagnosed, fatal disease caused by the deposition of transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the heart that predominately afflicts older adults. It can be hereditary due to mutations in the TTR gene (ATTRm) or acquired (ATTRwt). It is associated