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Liver Transplantation for Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Liver transplantation has until now proved to be the only treatment available that halts the progression of hereditary transthyretin (TTR) associated amyloidosis.
Ole B. Suhr +8 more
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IntroductionPain is a common symptom of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv), however, its occurrence in late-onset ATTRv has not been investigated thoroughly. Our aim was to describe the pain experience and its impact on quality of life (QoL) in
Stefano Tozza +18 more
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Abstract Aims This study aimed to evaluate the change of the main electrocardiographic (ECG) characteristics and their prognostic role across the main subtypes of cardiac amyloidosis [light‐chain amyloidosis (AL) and hereditary (ATTRv) and wild‐type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt)].
Alessia Argirò +20 more
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Case Report: Systemic Amyloidosis Involving the Heart and Skeletal Muscle
BackgroundAmyloidosis refers to an etiologically heterogeneous group of protein misfolding diseases characterized by extracellular deposition in organs and tissues of amyloid fibers, leading to severe organ dysfunction and death.
Pinchao Lv +7 more
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Abstract Wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM) is a progressive and infiltrative cardiac disorder that may cause fatal consequences if left untreated. The estimated survival time from diagnosis is approximately 3–6 years. Because of the non‐specificity of initial symptom manifestation and insufficient awareness among treating ...
Yasuhiro Izumiya +9 more
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Background Patients with combined hepatocellular‐cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC‐CCA) have limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) are the most abundant infiltrating immune cells in the tumor microenvironment and ...
Kun Ke +5 more
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Abstract Aims Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) is an increasinglyrecognized cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which may be diagnosed non‐invasively using 99mTc 3,3‐diphosphono‐1,2‐propanodicarboxylic acid (DPD) scintigraphy‐based diagnostic criteria.
L. Healy +15 more
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Plasma Transthyretin Levels in Sarcopenic and Non-Sarcopenic Elderly
Introduction. Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome marked by an age-related decline in muscle mass, which is affected by protein intake. Transthyretin is a visceral protein used to evaluate nutritional status and acts as a positive regulator of muscle mass.
R. Ifan Arief Fahrurozi +7 more
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The 366 patients diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) were analyzed regarding their clinical characteristics in the first year after approval of tafamidis 61 mg for ATTR‐CM in Germany. Nearly two‐thirds of the patients were in an advanced disease stage and 64% met the key criteria of the “Transthyretin Amyloidosis ...
Richard J. Nies +23 more
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The yeast molecular chaperone, Hsp104, influences transthyretin aggregate formation
Patients with the fatal disorder Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR) experience polyneuropathy through the progressive destruction of peripheral nervous tissue.
Adam S. Knier +5 more
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