Apr 12, 2017
Cardiac amyloidosis occurs because of abnormal protein (amyloid) deposition in the cardiac tissue. Even with advanced diagnostic techniques and treatments, the…
Mar 21, 2017
The role of older generations in families with hereditary diseases has been recognised and associated to their function as guardians of the family's medical history…
Nov 28, 2016
Systemic amyloidoses are rare and proteiform diseases, caused by extracellular accumulation of insoluble misfolded fibrillar proteins. Prognosis is dictated by…
Oct 17, 2016
Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt), formerly called senile cardiac amyloidosis (SCA), is almost exclusively a disorder of older adults. As the…
Sep 19, 2016
The World Health Organization definition of palliative care (PC) declares that PC may be incorporated into the management of any patient with a life-limiting…