Amyloid proteins can clump in tissues and organs, which may affect kidney and heart function. Symptoms can include fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Buildup in the kidneys can lead to ...

Treatment for amyloidosis is complex and must be tailored to each individual, so it’s important to be treated at a specialized center with expertise in this disease. But because amyloidosis is rare, ...

Care of patients with systemic immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis has undergone transformative changes, leading to marked, steady progress in outcomes for patients over the past four decades.

How Nuclear Cardiology Transformed Patient Care in Cardiac Amyloidosis, and What the Remarkable Developments in the Field Have Taught Us Developments have unfolded in cardiac amyloidosis, ... where we ...

Interviewer: Amyloidosis is a rare and possibly debilitating disease, which affects about 4,000 people a year in the United States. If left untreated, the disease can cause severe organ damage, so ...

The new understanding of molecular events that drive the various forms of amyloidosis has led to the expansion of therapeutic options to prevent end-stage disease or even offer a cure, which has added ...

Amyloidosis is a rare disease that involves the buildup of a specific protein called amyloid. Unlike other proteins, amyloid does not have a supportive role in the body. Instead, the buildup of ...

It is possible for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM, also called cardiac ATTR amyloidosis) to be reversed with antibody treatment, as suggested by rare cases of patients who had their ...

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 ...

When Sally Cox was diagnosed with light chain amyloidosis (AL) in 2019, she was shocked. Not only had she never heard of the rare disease that causes abnormal proteins (or amyloids) to build up in ...

In most cases, AA amyloidosis starts in the liver. In response to infection or inflammation, the liver produces high levels of SAA. These SAA proteins help carry immune cells to inflamed parts of the ...

Amyloidosis occurs when a protein called amyloid builds up in organs such as the heart, kidneys, liver, nerves, and digestive system. Deposits may be body-wide or localized and can lead to organ ...