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2. Cardiac amyloidosis - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac amyloidosis is a subcategory of amyloidosis where there is depositing of the protein amyloid in the cardiac muscle and surrounding tissues. Amyloid, a misfolded and insoluble protein, can become a deposit in the heart's atria, valves, or ventricles .

3. Amyloidosis - Wikipedia

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   Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue. [4] There are several non-specific and vague signs and symptoms associated with amyloidosis. [5] These include fatigue, peripheral edema, weight loss, shortness of breath, palpitations, and feeling faint with standing. [5]

4. Amyloid cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Chemotherapy can treat amyloidosis if it is related to immunoglobulins. [4] Liver transplant can treat amyloidosis if it is related to familial transthyretin. [4]Acoramidis (Attruby) was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2024, to treat adults with cardiomyopathy of wild-type or variant (hereditary) transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) to reduce death and ...

5. 9 Weird Symptoms Cardiologists Say You Should Never Ignore

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   Unlike a sudden cardiac event—say, a heart attack—valvular disease develops slowly, over five to 10 years. Many patients don’t experience symptoms until later in the course of disease, if at ...

6. Familial amyloid cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac involvement is often identified with the presence of conduction system disease (sinus node or atrioventricular node dysfunction) and/or congestive heart failure, including shortness of breath, peripheral edema, syncope, exertional dyspnea, generalized fatigue, or heart block.

7. Wild-type transthyretin amyloid - Wikipedia

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   Wild-type transthyretin amyloid (WTTA), also known as senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA), [1] is a disease that typically affects the heart and tendons of elderly people. It is caused by the accumulation of a wild-type (that is to say a normal ) protein called transthyretin .