My journey with cardiac amyloidosis started shortly after I retired as a firefighter/paramedic in spring 2018. I started with trigger fingers—one in 2018 and two more in 2020. Also in…
My name is Faye. I’m blessed to be the wife of the love of my life, Brad, and the proud mom of two extraordinary boys we adopted in 2013—now teenagers…
Nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z), an investigational CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), continues to demonstrate long-term efficacy in early-phase research, even as its phase III trials remain on hold…
As reported on MSN, a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025 suggests that a non-invasive method for assessing atrial function could help identify stroke risk…
The FDA has approved BridgeBio Pharma’s acoramidis, branded as Attruby, for transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), positioning the oral therapy to compete head-to-head with Pfizer’s tafamidis franchise (Vyndamax/Vyndaqel/Vynmac). According to PharmaPhorum.com,…
Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an infiltrative heart disease driven by protein instability. Normally a tetramer, transthyretin can dissociate into monomers that misfold, aggregate, and deposit as amyloid fibrils within…
Diagnosing transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is challenging because its symptoms are vague and overlap with many conditions. Providers typically follow a stepwise approach that combines history-taking, targeted testing, and imaging…
According to a recent article, researchers have created a new screening tool that will aid in discovering if patients with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy have the TRR mutation. Hereditary Transthyretin…
As originally reported in Pfizer, the European Commission has just approved the first treatment option ever available to treat transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). The medication, VYNDAQEL, taken orally once daily,…
1. On Thursday, June 1st at 12 pm EST, 11 am central, there will be a seminar by the Amyloidosis Foundation to better understand this complex disease. It will be narrated by two physicians from…
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