We made a retrospective review of the relevant literature on treatment and prognosis in localized and systemic amyloidosis dating back to 1975. The most important prognostic factors in amyloidosis are the presence of congestive heart failure, beta 2-microglobulin, and whether peripheral neuropathy ...
Your doctor will do a genetic test if they think you have a type that is passed down through families. Treatment for hereditary amyloidosis differs from that for other types of the disease. Once you’re diagnosed, your doctor might check your heart with anechocardiogramor your liver and spleen...
Amyloid heart disease: a brief review of treatment options. Postgrad Med J. 2012;88(1046):700–5. Prepublished on 2012/06/30 as doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-130854. PubMed Google Scholar Dubrey SW, Comenzo RL. Amyloid diseases of the heart: current and future therapies. QJM. 2012;...
The term cardiac amyloidosis refers to the involvement of the heart as a result of amyloid deposition in heart tissue either in the context of a systemic disease or as a localized form. Several proamyloid proteins can produce amyloid deposits in the heart. Each of these amyloidoses has characte...
Prognosis In AL amyloidosis, survival depends on haematological response to therapy, on the extension and severity of organ involvement, and on the presence or not of amyloid heart disease. Prognosis is not influenced by the underlying plasma cell proliferation. However, identification of a neoplastic...
Survival in AL amyloidosis depends on the spectrum of organ involvement (amyloid heart disease being the main prognosis factor), the severity of individual organs involved and haematological response to treatment.Definition Amyloidosis belongs to the group of protein conformational diseases and results from...
Survival in AL amyloidosis depends on the spectrum of organ involvement (amyloid heart disease being the main prognosis factor), the severity of individual organs involved and haematological response to treatment.Definition Amyloidosis belongs to the group of protein conformational diseases and results from...
3 Amyloid deposition in the heart is a devastating and progressive process that leads to congestive heart failure, angina, and arrhythmias. For patients with amyloidosis, infiltration of the heart confers the worst prognosis. In this systematic review, we discuss the clinical features of car...
Summary Symptoms Duration Call doctor Prognosis More info What is amyloidosis?Amyloidosis is a disease in which an abnormal protein called amyloid accumulates in body tissues and organs. The protein deposits can be in a single organ or dispersed throughout the body. The disease causes serious ...
Prognosis for Amyloidosis The prognosis depends on the type of amyloidosis and the organ system that is affected. Involvement of the heart is the most dangerous form and can have a bleak prognosis. Test your KnowledgeTake a Quiz!