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Oct 21, 2015
Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis, the most common of the systemic amyloidosis, is characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils that derive from the…
Oct 19, 2015
It is believed that exercise is beneficial for the general well-being of patients with amyloidosis. If there are amyloid deposits in the heart then exercise should…
Oct 19, 2015
Many patients with AL amyloidosis should limit their fluid intake. This advice is extremely important but is often overlooked. Fluid intake should be steady and…
May 10, 2015
Objective:
Malnutrition is associated with mortality and impaired quality of life (QoL) in systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis. The aim of this…
Sep 17, 2014
The aims of this review were to describe the case of a patient with debilitating neuroarthropathy of the ankles and feet and reveal a primary systemic (amyloid…
March being Amyloidosis Awareness Month, it's a good time to tell the story of Steven Szymanski, who, until finally diagnosed with it, was roughly as familiar with…
AL Amyloidosis and Agent Orange
Veterans who develop AL amyloidosis and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to…
The most widely used system is the European modification of the original 3-stage Mayo 2004 system which uses Troponin T or I and NT-pro-BNP to divide patients into…
The FDA has approved daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj (Darzalex Faspro), a subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab, for use in combination with bortezomib,…
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food…