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Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM)external link, opens in a new tab, a rare type of heart failureexternal link, opens in a new tab, can cause symptoms that affect more than just your heart, and many of them can lower your quality of life. But palliative careexternal link, opens in a new tab, or care meant to provide symptom relief, comfort, and support, can help you live better with this condition.
"For patients with ATTR-CM, palliative care can help improve quality of life by working to reduce the side effects of treatment and managing associated symptoms, while also addressing the emotional and psychosocial dimensions of an illness," says Kurt Merkelz, MDexternal link, opens in a new tab, a hospice and palliative care specialist and the chief medical officer with Compassus in Houston.