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 ...

These drugs reduce production of the abnormal transthyretin protein in the liver, which is responsible for many cases of ...

An amyloidosis diagnosis can take upwards of 2 years.Initial symptoms often are nondescript, and irreversible organ damage frequently occurs before disease confirmation.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My dad was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis shortly after his 70th birthday. It’s difficult to pronounce let alone understand. What is cardiac amyloidosis? Am I at risk if it is ...

New drugs approved by the FDA are prolonging the lives of those affected.

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 ...

While still considered a rare disease, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is nevertheless emerging in more people than previously thought due to increased interest and improved access to ...

Healio spoke with Joban Vaishnav, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis Center, about the process of diagnosing amyloidosis, the importance of multidisciplinary care in patients ...

It can be tough to share the news of a genetic health condition, but doing so empowers your relatives to take charge of their health. ATTR occurs when the protein transthyretin (TTR), which is made in ...

Researchers have identified a natural compound from pomegranate leaves and branches that can directly dismantle the protein aggregates responsible for transthyretin amyloidosis.

Researchers identified PGG, a pomegranate compound, as an amyloid disruptor that breaks down toxic transthyretin aggregates.