"These forms of cardiac amyloidosis are rare but increasingly recognized. For the first time, patients with both forms of amyloidosis have undergone deep phenotyping using cardiac biomarkers, 12-lead ...

Reston, VA—A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new expert consensus decision pathway published by the American College of Cardiology highlights the ...

FRANKFORD (WPVI) -- Heart failure often follows heart attacks, diabetes, or high blood pressure. However, a very different cause is being identified more and more. For Elsie McGruder, the first sign ...

A report from the World Heart Federation provides an overview of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), including tools for diagnosis and patient management, highlighting the importance of ...

Amyloidosis represents a heterogeneous group of disorders defined by the extracellular deposition of misfolded protein fibrils, which can cause severe impairment in multiple organs. In the context of ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Michelle M. Kittleson, MD: Welcome to Medscape InDiscussion: Heart Failure. I'm your host, Dr Michelle Kittleson. This is the seventh episode of our ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An AI model accurately distinguished cardiac amyloidosis from other phenotypic mimics. The model also showed ...

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 ...

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 ...