Invisible No More: Low Awareness, Missed Diagnoses — New Survey Shines a Light on ATTR-Cardiac Amyloidosis’ Hidden Impact on Women

For women living with ATTR-Cardiac Amyloidosis (ATTR-CM), a serious heart disease that worsens over time, the path to diagnosis is rarely straightforward. Symptoms like breathlessness, fatigue, and swelling in the legs and feet are often attributed to stress, menopause, or aging, and for women with ATTR-CM, that delay in recognition can mean the difference between early treatment and a life-altering outcome.

This Women’s Health Month, BlackDoctor, in collaboration with HealthyWomen and BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., is drawing attention to a growing, but often overlooked issue in women’s health: ATTR-CM is not just underdiagnosed, it is systematically missed in women.