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19 Aug

AA Amyloidosis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

AA amyloidosis is a systemic disease caused by persistent inflammation and prolonged serum amyloid A production. It most often affects the kidneys, leading to proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome, and progressive kidney dysfunction. This article explains the causes, clinical features, diagnosis, amyloid typing, and treatment of AA amyloidosis.

18 Aug

Echocardiography in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Recognizing the Red Flags

Echocardiography is central to recognizing cardiac amyloidosis. Explore the key echo red flags, including increased ventricular wall thickness, restrictive filling, reduced tissue Doppler velocities, impaired global longitudinal strain, and relative apical sparing.

16 Aug

Cardiac Amyloidosis in Africa: Current Challenges and Opportunities

Cardiac amyloidosis in Africa remains under-recognized and under-researched. This article explores diagnostic barriers, genetic relevance, treatment access, workforce gaps, research priorities and opportunities to improve care across the continent.

16 Aug

AL Amyloidosis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

AL amyloidosis is caused by abnormal immunoglobulin light chains produced by a clonal plasma-cell disorder. Learn about key symptoms, cardiac and renal red flags, diagnostic testing, biopsy, amyloid typing and treatment.

15 Aug

Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment: ATTR, AL and Heart Failure Management

Cardiac amyloidosis treatment depends on the amyloid type. This guide explains current ATTR and AL therapies, including TTR stabilizers, TTR silencers, plasma-cell-directed treatment, diuretics, anticoagulation and multidisciplinary heart failure care.

14 Aug

How Is Cardiac Amyloidosis Diagnosed? A Step-by-Step Diagnostic Approach

Cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis requires a structured approach. Learn how ECG, echocardiography, CMR, monoclonal protein testing, bone scintigraphy, biopsy and genetic testing are used to distinguish ATTR from AL amyloidosis.

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