Every day, your heart works tirelessly, pumping blood that delivers the oxygen and nutrients your body needs to function. February is American Heart Month, a reminder that understanding your heart, ...

A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors. By Simar Bajaj When James Hicks, 75, was diagnosed with heart failure, it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cardiac amyloidosis was once considered a fatal diagnosis. New FDA-approved medications are now helping patients live longer. Here’s what doctors say about symptoms, treatment and early detection.

Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the first to encounter patients with early cardiac amyloidosis, well in advance of when these patients are referred for advanced heart failure care. In ...