Transthyretin-mediated (ATTR) amyloidosis is a multisystem disease caused by the abnormal deposition of misfolded transthyretin protein as amyloid fibrils in various tissues. ATTR amyloidosis presents ...

Sometimes, “your feet are the first place where you can see warning signs of things like diabetes or vascular disease or even skin cancer,” says Hira Mirza, a podiatrist at CLS Health in Houston. “If ...

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a disease that causes a blood protein called transthyretin (TTR) to build up in your heart, nerves, and potentially other organs. TTR proteins aren’t ...

Care of patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis has undergone transformative changes, leading to marked, steady progress in outcomes for patients over the past four decades.

Amyloid heart disease occurs when amyloid fibrils build up in the heart, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood around the body. Eventually, this can lead to heart failure. People can ...

Healio spoke with Joban Vaishnav, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis Center, about the process of diagnosing amyloidosis, the importance of multidisciplinary care in patients ...

(BPT) – In 1982, Rosaline’s Aunt Polly passed away at age 58 from a rare disease called hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis after enduring years of debilitating and progressive symptoms. Learning the ...

Amyloidosis is a condition where a protein called amyloid builds up in your organs and tissues. It can be hereditary, meaning it is passed down in families due to broken genes, or it can happen ...

Patients were classified by phenotype and genotype and assessed by a range of validated scales in common use internationally. The cardiac phenotype was the most predominant one globally, affecting ...

Multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis are conditions linked to plasma cells in the bone marrow. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer affecting the plasma cells, which are mostly in the bone marrow. MM ...