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Apr 21, 2013
BACKGROUND:
Cardiac amyloidosis is a fatal disease whose prognosis and treatment rely on identification of the amyloid type. In our aging population transthyretin…
Sep 19, 2010
Introduction:
Cerebral amyloidoma is an infrequently recognized condition that can be confused with a more malignant etiology. Few cases have been reported. We…
Aug 30, 2010
Amyloidomas are benign tumorlike lesions consisting of localized deposits of amyloid and are the rarest form in the group of amyloidosis-related lesions. Diagnosis…
Feb 07, 2001
Sequence Mutations of Human Transthyretin
(reported through 8/2/2001)
Greg Foster, 4-time world champion and Olympic Silver medalist, discusses his journey to diagnosis. Learn more about his initial symptoms, multiple doctors visits,…
Kevin M. Alexander, MD, eagerly awaits the presentation of new amyloid dataat the 2026 ACC meeting in New Orleans and is especially interested in the subgroup…
Welcome back to another AJMC Payer Perspectives series. In this opening episode titled, ‘Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM): Clinical Burden and…
Long-term survival benefits were seen in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) using the drug acoramidis (Attruby) in new data presented at…
In 2015, Jack started to have shortness of breath. It wouldn't go away and became impossible to ignore.