Table 2 Summary of key elements of assessed studies
Authors | Year | Journal | Country | Level of Evidence | Study type | Study Design | Length of Follow Up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akasaki et al. [35] | 2015 | Arthritis Rheumatol | United States (California) | 3 | Diagnostic | Case control | none |
aus dem Siepen et al. [36] | 2019 | Clin Res Cardiol | Germany | 3 | Diagnostic | Retrospective comparative | 29 ± 29 |
Bishop et al. [15] | 2018 | Amyloid | United States (Maryland) | 3 | Diagnostic | Retrospective comparative | none |
Fernandez Fuertes et al. [37] | 2017 | Med Clin (Barc) | Spain | 3 | Diagnostic | Prospective cohort* | 36 |
Geller et al. [38] | 2017 | JAMA | United States (Massachusetts) | 3 | Diagnostic | Case control | none |
Gies et al. [39] | 1996 | Clin Neuropathol | Germany | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Gioeva et al. [14] | 2013 | Amyloid | Germany | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Gu et al. [23] | 2014 | J Zhejiang Univ Sci B | China | 3 | Diagnostic | Case control | none |
Kyle et al. [40] | 1992 | Am J Clin Pathol | United States (Minnesota) | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | 168 |
Nakamichi et al. [41] | 1996 | Muscle Nerve | Japan | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | 56 |
Niggemeyer et al. [42] | 2011 | Arch Orthop Trauma Surg | Germany | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Rubin et al. [27] | 2017 | Amyloid | United States (New York) | 3 | Diagnostic | Retrospective comparative | none |
Samões et al. [43] | 2017 | Amyloid | Portugal | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | 38.4 |
Scott et al. [44] | 2019 | Plast Reconstr Surg | United States (Arizona) | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Sekijima et al.18 | 2011 | Hum Pathol | Japan | 3 | Diagnostic | Case control | none |
Sperry et al. [45] | 2018 | J Am Coll Cardiol | United States (Ohio) | 2 | Diagnostic | Prospective cohort | next phase of study |
Stein et al. [46] | 1987 | Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol | Germany | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Sueyoshi et al. [13] | 2011 | Hum Pathol | Japan | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Takanashi et al. [25] | 2013 | Amyloid | Japan | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Uchihara et al. [47] | 2018 | Pathol Res Pract | Japan | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Westermark et al. [20] | 2014 | Ups J Med Sci | Sweden | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Yanagisawa et al. [21] | 2015 | Mod Pathol | Japan | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Yanagisawa et al. [26] | 2016 | Amyloid | Japan | 4 | Diagnostic | Case series | none |
Zegri-Reiriz et al. [48] | 2019 | J Cardiovasc Transl Res | Spain | 3 | Diagnostic | Prospective cohorta | none |