*Cardiac Amyloidosis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109522*

strain of the basal and mid-ventricular segment while preserved apical segments, better known as apical sparing or "Cherry-on-top" is common ( **Figure 3** ). Moreover, reduced GLS have been suggested to be an independent predictor of survival in both AL and ATTR [ 51 ]. Left atrial strain analysis by stress echocardiogram (STE) (normal −40%) shows severely decreased LA function with elevated LA volumes and can be helpful for monitoring and prediction of thromboembolic risk ( **Figure 3** ) [ 48 ].
