Wild-Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in a Transplanted Heart
JACC: Case Reports, 2023 Wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt-CM) is more prevalent than appreciated in the elderly. We present the case of an 88-year-old woman who underwent heart transplantation for ischemic cardiomyopathy and then presented 21 years later ...
Lily K. Stern, MD +8 more
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Difficulties in differential diagnosis of the AL- and ATTR-cardiac amyloidosis. Case report [PDF]
Терапевтический архив, 2023 The article presents a clinical case describing a complex differential diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis types and verification of the diagnosis of AL-amyloidosis.
Filipp I. Orlov +9 more
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Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy-2025 Update: Current Diagnostic Approaches and Emerging Therapeutic Options. [PDF]
J Clin MedTransthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis is a progressive, multisystem disease caused by the extracellular deposition of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) monomers as insoluble amyloid fibrils.
Tschöpe C, Elsanhoury A, Kristen AV.
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Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: a paradigm for advancing precision medicine. [PDF]
Eur Heart JDevelopment of specific therapies addressing the underlying diseases’ mechanisms constitutes the basis of precision medicine. Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is an exemplar of precise therapeutic approach in the field of heart failure and ...
Gonzalez-Lopez E +2 more
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Abnormal Myocardial Blood Flow Reserve Observed in Cardiac Amyloidosis [PDF]
, 2016 We performed real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography on a patient with cardiac amyloidosis and previous normal coronary angiography presenting with atypical chest pain to assess myocardial blood flow reserve (MBFR).
Greaves, K, Nam, MC, Nel, K, Senior, R
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Potential Protective Role Exerted by Secoiridoids from Olea europaea L. in Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurodegenerative, Aging-Related, and Immunoinflammatory Diseases [PDF]
, 2020 Iridoids, which have beneficial health properties, include a wide group of cyclopentane [c] pyran monoterpenoids present in plants and insects. The cleavage of the cyclopentane ring leads to secoiridoids.
Alarcón de la Lastra Romero, Catalina +3 more
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Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Literature review of molecular basis [PDF]
, 2020 Intense athletic training and competition can rarely result in sudden cardiac death (SCD). Despite the introduction of pre-participation cardiovascular screening, especially among young competitive athletes, sport-related SCD remains a debated issue ...
Barbara Lombardo +5 more
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020 Background The diagnostic accuracy of histopathological detection of transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) by Congo red staining of abdominal fat samples has been questioned since low sensitivity has been reported, especially for patients with ATTR cardiomyopathy.
Hedvig Paulsson Rokke +7 more
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Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2022 Background: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is one of the most common types of cardiac amyloidosis. Amyloid cardiomyopathy more commonly affects men, elderly, and 3% to 4% of the African-American population. ATTR-CM suspicion and diagnosis
Michel Juarez +5 more
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‘Hearts and minds’: association, causation and implication of cognitive impairment in heart failure [PDF]
, 2015 The clinical syndrome of heart failure is one of the leading causes of hospitalisation and mortality in older adults. An association between cognitive impairment and heart failure is well described but our understanding of the relationship between the ...
Cannon, Jane A. +2 more
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