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AL Amyloidosis is a rare and often misunderstood disease that can silently affect multiple organs, making diagnosis extremely challenging. In this insightful…

My Dad is his newly diagnosed cardiac amyloidosis.Grade 3 Attr Cardio hisPMH includes asthma, essential hypertension, chronic diastolic heart failure,…

Ever heard of ATTR-cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM)?Most people haven't — and that's part of the problem. ATTR-CM is a disease of the heart muscle caused by a…

Lower serum albumin levels at diagnosis are independently associated with higher 2-year all-cause mortality in patients with wild-type transthyretin-mediated…

What’s the difference between #wildtype and #hereditaryATTR amyloidosis?Both involve the #transthyretin (TTR) protein, but they have different causes and patterns…

Most older adults with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) experienced at least 6 months of delay in diagnosis after a first heart failure (HF) diagnosis.…

In this #JACCHF review, Dr. Parag Goyal et al. summarize current clinical strategies for predicting risk of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, highlight…

Navigating specialists, symptoms, and treatment options with ATTR-CM isn’t easy. Here are ways to advocate for the care you deserve. https://bit.ly/3P8rkP5

A patient with heart failure, kidney disease, neuropathy, weight loss, and GI symptoms may not have multiple separate diseases.They may have AL amyloidosis.AL…

My cardiologist suspects Al amlyoidosis due to LVH on echo and I had MM years ago. I am being watched with blood tests because now I have MGUS.My cardiac mri is on…