Patients are now being identified earlier than ever, and new drugs approved by the FDA are prolonging their lives significantly.

Amyloid heart disease occurs when amyloid fibrils build up in the heart, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood around the body. Eventually, this can lead to heart failure. People can ...

Cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive condition that affects the heart and other organs, but new FDA-approved drugs are prolonging the lives of those affected and early identification is now possible.

Although it is rare, cardiac amyloidosis is an important heart disease to pay attention to because its symptoms can be easy to overlook and often resemble those of other heart ...

Amyloidosis is classified into three main forms depending on the cause of the condition. The condition is also referred to as either localized when only one site of the body is affected, or systemic ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Amyloidosis is a rare condition that used to almost always be fatal, but doctors are finally making progress in treating it. "I had so many symptoms, and I really didn't think ...

Experts at Rochester Regional Health are highlighting a lesser-known connection between carpal tunnel syndrome and amyloidosis.

The National Institutes of Health has classified amyloidosis as a rare condition — one that affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. (1) While most experts who study the disease say it’s presumably much ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult for amyloidosis? A: You may initially consult a physician who may refer you to other specialist doctors such as an oncologist (doctor who treats cancer) or a bone ...

Cardiac amyloidosis is a myocardial disease characterized by extracellular amyloid infiltration throughout the heart. Cardiac amyloidosis has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations but the most ...

Treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), particularly tocilizumab, can suppress inflammation and preserve renal function in a majority of patients with chronic ...

Amyloidosis encompasses a spectrum of disorders characterized by the abnormal deposition of insoluble protein aggregates. Amyloidosis can affect any organ and may be a localized or systemic disease.