Scientific Articles

Abstract:Transthyretincardiac amyloidosis is a rare disease that has gained significant attention in recent years because of misfolding of transthyretin fibrils…

Key PointsQuestion  Does tafamidis, 80 mg, affect cardiac function in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy?Findings  In this post hoc…

Amyloidoses represent a group of diseases characterized by the pathological accumulation in the extracellular area of insoluble misfolded protein material called “…

This study reports health-related quality of life (HRQL) among newly-diagnosed immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) patients (n = 914) treated with a bortezomib-based…

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has a long history of developing documents (eg, decision pathways, health policy statements, appropriate use criteria) to…

Background: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a morbid condition, though recent advances in diagnosis and therapy stand to change its natural…

Amyloidosis is a collection of diseases caused by the misfolding of proteins that aggregate into insoluble amyloid fibrils and deposit in tissues. While these…

Background: Diagnostic and therapeutic advances have led to much greater awareness of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA). We aimed to characterize changes…

Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis - a progressive disorder caused by misfolded light chains produced by plasma cells - is associated with high mortality, poor…

Background: The study objective was to assess the effect of vutrisiran, an RNA interference therapeutic that reduces transthyretin (TTR) production, in patients…