Amyloid cardiomyopathy (stiff heart syndrome) is a condition resulting in the death of part of the myocardium (heart muscle). It is associated with the...

Familial amyloid cardiomyopathy (FAC), or transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) results from the aggregation and deposition of mutant and wild-type...

Amyloids are aggregates of proteins characterised by a fibrillar morphology of typically 7–13 nm in diameter, a β-sheet secondary structure (known as cross-β)...

can be used to treat both hereditary forms, familial amyloid cardiomyopathy and familial amyloid polyneuropathy, as well as wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis...

investigational transthyretin stabilizer developed to treat transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. It is delivered by mouth. An alternative treatment is tafamidis...

Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a form of cardiomyopathy in which the walls of the heart are rigid (but not thickened). Thus the heart is restricted...

encephalopathy (mad cow disease), amyloid-related illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and familial amyloid cardiomyopathy or polyneuropathy, as well as...

dysfunction. A person may progress to overt heart failure due to cardiomyopathy as amyloid fibril deposition in the heart muscle progresses. Further signs...

polyneuropathy (FAP), and familial amyloid cardiomyopathy (FAC). TTR tetramer dissociation is known to be rate-limiting for amyloid fibril formation. However,...

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