Scientific Articles

AbstractVirchow described amyloidosis in 1853. Amyloidosis is the extracellular deposition of an insoluble misfolded polymerized tetramer of fibrillary protein that…

AbstractHereditary amyloid transthyretin variant (ATTRv) amyloidosis is a rare, life-threatening disease, characterized by the deposition of aggregated…

AbstractImmunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is an incurable disease caused by the accumulation and sedimentation of unstable free light chains produced by…

AbstractBackground/Objectives: Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a rare and severe multisystem disorder, associated with an average survival of approximately five years.…

Amyloidosis is a systemic disease affecting multiple organs, and often presents with cardiac involvement, with two primary underlying pathologies: amyloid light…

Amyloidosis is characterised by the deposition of misfolded proteins in extracellular space. ATTR cardiomyopathy is known to be common in males over 60 years of age…

BackgroundCardiac amyloidosis is characterized by amyloid fibril deposition in the heart, leading to restrictive cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Early diagnosis…

IntroductionTransthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an under-recognized cause of common cardiovascular conditions in the elderly, with relatively high…

We present a case of a 51-year-old woman diagnosed with light chain amyloidosis associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).…

IntroductionCardiac amyloidosis is a rarely reported and potentially fatal variant of the systemic disease. Its early diagnosis could potentially lead to…