The association between amyloidosis and aortic valve stenosis has attracted considerable international attention. However, when researchers at Umeå University investigated the hereditary form of amyloidosis known as Skellefteå disease, they found no evidence of an increased prevalence of aortic valve disease.
"Our findings were expected based on clinical experience, but needed to be investigated to provide greater clarity, including with regard to potential differences between various types of amyloidosis," says Kurt Boman, consultant cardiologist and internal medicine specialist, and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University and lead author of the study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine.