Investigational Therapy
May 19, 2019
Sometimes called "compassionate use", expanded access is a potential pathway for a patient with a serious or life-threatening disease or condition to try an…
Dec 13, 2017
Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation is remarkably rare in patients with light chain (AL) amyloidosis and has not yet been reported in patients with AL amyloidosis…
Nov 03, 2017
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) has been believed to be a rare disease for a long time, but recent sophisticated diagnostic modalities demonstrate that a considerable…
Oct 13, 2014
Amyloid cardiomyopathy should be suspected in any patient who presents with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. In patients with echocardiographic…
Amyloidosis is a rare condition that used to almost always be fatal, but doctors are finally making progress in treating it.
"I had so many symptoms, and I really…
Amyloidosis is a disorder in which certain proteins abnormally change their shape in a process called "misfolding." The misfolded proteins accumulate together and…