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It is believed that exercise is beneficial for the general well-being of patients with amyloidosis. If there are amyloid deposits in the heart then exercise should…

Many patients with AL amyloidosis should limit their fluid intake. This advice is extremely important but is often overlooked. Fluid intake should be steady and…

Peripheral neuropathy: Medications that may help to alleviate neuropathic pain include gabapentin, pregabalin and duloxetine. Medical staff can give advice…

Patients should tell the medical staff about any diarrhea they experience. Medications such as opioids (codeine and loperamide) may help by reducing gut motility.…

Both AL amyloidosis itself and treatment side effects may cause weight loss. Sometimes patients find it hard to eat and drink enough because of feeling generally…

Patients with AL amyloidosis may experience extreme tiredness, either due to the amyloidosis itself or as a side effect of some chemotherapy drugs. Tiredness can be…

Fluid overload is the most common serious toxicity experienced by patients with AL amyloidosis. Many patients with AL amyloidosis have amyloid deposits in the…

The purpose of the study was to describe the main clinical and epidemiologic characteristics, treatment options, and outcome in a large series of patients with…

The liver has become an increasingly interesting target for oligonucleotide therapy. Mutations of the gene encoding transthyretin (TTR), expressed in vast amounts…

Amyloidosis is a disease in which proteins misfold, aggregate into fibrils, and deposit extracellularly disrupting organ architecture and function. There are two…