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What is transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy?Transthyretin (trans-thy-re-tin) amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an underdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease of…

Renal amyloidosis is a set of complex disorders characterized by the deposition of amyloid proteins in the kidneys, which causes gradual organ damage and potential…

Gastrointestinal manifestations are common across all hereditary transthyretin amyloidosisexternal link, opens in a new tab (ATTRv) genotypes. However, they are…

Awareness of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) has increased over the years due to diagnostic and therapeutic developments. Timely initiation of novel…

Rare diseases (RD) affect a small number of people compared to the general population and are mostly genetic in origin. The first clinical signs often appear at…

Simple SummaryLight-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare disease similar to the more common disease, multiple myeloma (MM). Both are caused by proliferation of…

A 76-year-old woman was found to have abnormally enlarged and calcified bilateral axillary lymph nodes on a screening mammogram (Figure 1). These correlated with…

Extract A 76-year-old woman was found to have abnormally enlarged and calcified bilateral axillary lymph nodes on a screening mammogram (Figure 1). These…

The immediate goal for therapy in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) is to swiftly achieve at least a hematologic very good partial…