Cardiac Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is a disease in which proteins misfold, aggregate into fibrils, and deposit extracellularly disrupting organ architecture and function. There are two…

Amyloidosis is an increasingly recognized cause of heart disease, caused by the deposition of misfolded protein within the heart. These proteins may deposit…

Amyloidosis refers to a group of rare but potentially fatal, protein misfolding diseases. The heart is frequently involved in the most common types, that is,…

Systemic amyloidosis is generally considered to be rare, but the heart is frequently involved and is a major determinant of prognosis. New diagnostic imaging…

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is often misdiagnosed because of both physician-related and disease-related reasons including: fragmented knowledge among different…

Amyloid cardiomyopathy should be suspected in any patient who presents with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. In patients with echocardiographic…

BACKGROUND: Cardiac amyloidosis is a fatal disease whose prognosis and treatment rely on identification of the amyloid type. In our aging population transthyretin…

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

Cardiac Amyloidosis - What You Need to Know January 20, 2024 12PM - 2:30PM ET Please join Amyloidosis Support Groups on January 20th from 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET for…

This webinar will discuss information on emerging treatments of Cardiac Amyloidosis. Contributors: Mathew S. Maurer, MDexternal link, opens in a new tab Date…