Scientific Articles

Jan 21, 2018
Psychopathological Dimensions in Subjects With Hereditary ATTR V30M Amyloidosis and Their Relation With Life Events Due to the Disease
Background: Chronic physical illness has been associated with emotional distress. Chronic diseases may change usual family patterns with economic, social and family…
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Jan 04, 2018
Persistent Fever and Destructive Arthritis Caused by Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis
Rationale: Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) can present rheumatic manifestations in patients on long-term hemodialysis. Typical articular symptoms with DRA…
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Dec 31, 2017
Case Report: Treatment of Light-Chain Amyloidosis With Daratumumab Monotherapy in Two Patients
Immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis (AL) affects multiple organs, most prominently the kidney and the heart. Renal and cardiac impairment are both associated…
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Dec 19, 2017
Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain: A Tool for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Light-Chain Amyloidosis
Objectives: Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis can lead to an infiltrative cardiomyopathy with increased wall thickness (IWT) of very poor prognosis. Our primary aim was…
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Dec 13, 2017
Gastrointestinal Perforation in Light Chain Amyloidosis in the Era of Novel Agent Therapy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation is remarkably rare in patients with light chain (AL) amyloidosis and has not yet been reported in patients with AL amyloidosis…
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Nov 03, 2017
Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) has been believed to be a rare disease for a long time, but recent sophisticated diagnostic modalities demonstrate that a considerable…
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