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Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA) is characterized by deposition of keratinocyte-derived amyloid within the papillary dermis. PLCA often presents with…

Aims: Wild-type transthyretin (ATTRwt) cardiac amyloidosis has emerged as an important cause of heart failure in the elderly. Atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly…

Aims: Wild-type transthyretin (ATTRwt) cardiac amyloidosis has emerged as an important cause of heart failure in the elderly. Atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly…

Aims: Wild-type transthyretin (ATTRwt) cardiac amyloidosis has emerged as an important cause of heart failure in the elderly. Atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly…

Introduction: Amyloidosis accompanied by Sjogren's syndrome (SS) has been reported to occur primarily in the skin, lungs, tongue, and mammary gland. However, SS in…

A 78-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of generalized edema, weakness, and chest pain. He reported that during the past year…

Purpose of Review: Light-chain-associated (AL) amyloidosis is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. However, we have made recent strides in more accurate diagnosis…

Amyloidosis is a group of heterogeneous conditions characterized by the deposition of extracellular proteinaceous substances called amyloids. The diagnosis is…

Background: Systemic AL amyloidosis is characterized by disposition of insoluble amyloid fibrils into tissues and organs via clonal expansion of CD38+ plasma cells…

Doppler echocardiogram provides not only structural information about heart chambers, valves and pericardium but also contributes to functional assessment. A unique…