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Apr 22, 2024
Simple SummaryLight-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare disease similar to the more common disease, multiple myeloma (MM). Both are caused by proliferation of…
Apr 20, 2024
A 76-year-old woman was found to have abnormally enlarged and calcified bilateral axillary lymph nodes on a screening mammogram (Figure 1). These correlated with…
Apr 20, 2024
Extract A 76-year-old woman was found to have abnormally enlarged and calcified bilateral axillary lymph nodes on a screening mammogram (Figure 1). These…
Apr 09, 2024
The immediate goal for therapy in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) is to swiftly achieve at least a hematologic very good partial…
Apr 02, 2024
Clinical pathways in the evaluation and management of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) are haphazard in Malaysia. Presented here are two cases that serve as examples of how…
Apr 01, 2024
Study Questions:What is the prognostic importance of an increase in N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and outpatient diuretic intensification (…
Mar 29, 2024
Cardiac amyloidosis used to be considered an ultra-rare disease with no treatment options. No longer. Advances in noninvasive testing have led to greater awareness…
Mar 28, 2024
BackgroundAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of chronic inflammation that is most prevalent in young adults and is characterized by an inflammatory enthesiopathy…
Mar 23, 2024
IntroductionTransthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a progressive, heterogeneous rare disease manifesting as ATTR polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN), ATTR cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM…
Mar 20, 2024
In general, FDA’s guidance documents do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities. Instead, guidances describe the agency’s current thinking on a topic and…