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Cardiomyopathy is a broad term that is used to describe disease of the heart muscle, making it difficult for the heart to provide the body with an adequate blood…

Recently, the accumulation of Amyloid Beta (Aβ) in the brain has been linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through the formation of aggregated…

Cardiac amyloidosis is an under-recognized and potentially fatal cause of heart failure and other cardiovascular manifestations.It is caused by deposition of…

Chapters:0:00 Welcome and Speaker Introductions3:09 ATTR Treatment Chart3:30 Dr. Tony Urey, Current FDA Approved Treatments for ATTR Amyloidosis21:31 Dr. Chafic…

Patients with AL amyloidosis can present with a wide range of general symptoms that are common to other conditions such as fatigue, shortness of breath or edema.…

f you suspect you might be at risk for hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis, it’s important that you talk to your doctor. Here are some tips to prepare for the…

Awareness among patients, and even physicians, remains low, which results in ATTR‑CM being significantly underdiagnosed.Underdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis occur…

ISA GuidelinesTissue Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Amyloidosis: Experience From Some Centres external link, opens in a new tab(paper from ISA’s Tissue Diagnosis…

Principles of treatmentTreatment of all types of amyloidosis is currently based on the following principles:Reducing the supply of amyloid forming precursor…

Why is it called AA amyloidosis? In the past, AA amyloidosis was referred to as "Secondary" or "Inflammatory" amyloidosis. These are no longer accepted names for…