Testing for Organ Involvement

This article is for people who have amyloidosis, or anyone who wants to learn more about this disease. The goal of this patient education activity is to inform you…

Amyloidosis is a disease that develops when abnormally folded proteins collect together to form amyloid fibrils, which deposit in various organs and cause organ…

Cardiac amyloidosis occurs because of abnormal protein (amyloid) deposition in the cardiac tissue. Even with advanced diagnostic techniques and treatments, the…

Systemic amyloidoses are rare, complex diseases caused by misfolding of autologous protein. The presence of heart involvement is the most important prognostic…

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,…

Dr. Amit R. Patel is Professor at UVA Health. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed his fellowship from Temple…

Dr. Dinesh Kalra is a Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Disease at UofL School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. He specializes in…

Nitasha Sarswat is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation. She has particular expertise in cardiac…

Frederick L. Ruberg, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Boston University (BU) School of Medicine and clinical cardiologist at Boston Medical…