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Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an underdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease of the heart muscle. As it progresses, the heart can become unable to adequately squeeze to pump blood out of the heart, ultimately leading to heart failure.
There are more than 6,000 known rare diseases, some of which affect the heart and circulatory system. 80% of rare diseases are genetic in origin and often present at an early age.
Learn about both common and rare genetic heart conditions that can be passed down in families, their symptoms and the treatment options from AdventHealth.
Brugada (brew-GAH-dah) syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening heart rhythm condition (arrhythmia) that is sometimes inherited. People with Brugada syndrome have an increased risk of irregular heart rhythms beginning in the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles).
10 heart conditions with strange names and how they got them Ever heard of Prinzmetal angina, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or even Kawasaki syndrome? Rick Karsan explains these conditions and how they got their names. 1. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The condition was first described in Japan.
Here are six types of heart disease with a genetic link. 1. Cardiomyopathy. Your heart muscle pumps blood out to your body. If you have cardiomyopathy, the heart muscle is dysfunctional or...
Brugada syndrome is a rare inherited cardiovascular disorder characterized by disturbances affecting the electrical system of the heart. The main symptom is irregular heartbeats and, without treatment, may potentially result in sudden death.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug developed at Stanford Medicine that offers hope to people diagnosed with a rare cardiovascular disease, transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, or ATTR-CM.. The drug, acoramidis (Attruby), was originally developed by Isabella Graef, MD, former faculty member at the Stanford School of Medicine who is now the CEO of Shenandoah Therapeutics ...
This issue of Heart Failure Clinics provides an overview of different rare cardiovascular diseases, focusing on different topics, such as epidemiology, cause, diagnostic strategies, pharmacologic therapies, prevention of complications, and future perspective.
Sudden death predisposing genetic heart diseases (GHDs), also known as inherited heart rhythm (channelopathies) and inherited heart muscle (cardiomyopathies) diseases are a group of diseases that include a wide variety of relatively rare heart disorders.