Aug 15, 2024
Cardiac amyloidosis, increasingly recognized for its significant impact on global heart health and patient survival, demands a thorough review to understand its…
Aug 03, 2024
Cardiac amyloidosis results in a restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by extracellular deposition of proteins in the myocardium. The proteins have an unstable…
Aug 02, 2024
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), you may want to speak to your doctor about your heart health. A new study…
Jul 16, 2024
The mammary gland is an exocrine gland whose main function is to produce milk. Breast morphogenesis begins in the embryonic period; however, its greatest…
Jul 14, 2024
Cardiac amyloidosis is the most frequent infiltrative disease caused by the deposition of misfolded proteins in the cardiac tissue, leading to heart failure, brady…
Jul 14, 2024
Maybe someday I'll write a post directed at the spouse of someone with a chronic illness and you'll be able to show it to your spouse and say "see, told ya...." but…
Jul 10, 2024
BackgroundAmyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by the extracellular deposition of insoluble misfolded proteins, leading to end-organ damage.…
Jul 08, 2024
According to a recent study, carpal tunnel syndromeexternal link, opens in a new tab might be an early sign of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a…
Jul 03, 2024
BackgroundResults from ATTR‐ACT (Safety and Efficacy of Tafamidis in Patients With Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy) indicate that tafamidis prolongs survival and…
Jul 02, 2024
Background: Daratumumab's incorporation in the upfront treatment of light chain (AL) amyloidosis has led to daratumumab (dara) refractoriness early in disease…