Disease Management
After treatment for amyloidosis ends, talk with your doctor about developing a follow-up care plan. Your follow-up care may include regular physical examination,…
The most effective treatment for amyloidosis is to treat and control the underlying disease, if there is one. This section tells you the treatments that are the…
Every treatment can cause side effects or changes to your body and how you feel. For many reasons, people don't experience the same side effects even when given the…
In an interview with Rare Disease Report, Mathew Maurer, MD, Arnold and Arlene Professor of Cardiology at Columbia University, explained the standard of care and…
Much like multiple myeloma, the treatment landscape of immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is rapidly expanding with novel systemic therapies, says Michael…
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA), once thought to be a rare disease, is increasingly recognized due to enhanced clinical awareness and better diagnostic imaging. CA is…
Amyloidosis is a group of disorders that can manifest in virtually any organ system in the body and is thought to be secondary to misfolding of extracellular…
The amyloidoses are a group of protein-folding disorders in which >=1 organ is infiltrated by proteinaceous deposits known as amyloid. The deposits are derived…
Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by abnormal deposition and accumulation of proteins in the tissues of the body. Amyloid deposits are primarily made up of…
Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by abnormal deposition and accumulation of proteins in the tissues of the body. Amyloid deposits are primarily made up of…