Life expectancy for people with ATTR amyloidosis varies, generally ranging from 3 to 15 years after symptoms appear, and depends on the specific type of the condition and any other health issues a ...

A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors. By Simar Bajaj When James Hicks, 75, was diagnosed with heart failure, it ...

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy , or ATTR‑CM, is a serious and often underdiagnosed condition caused by abnormal protein ...

Meet Raymond and Alan, two people diagnosed with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM), a rare and underdiagnosed cause of heart failure. 1 Both led active, healthy lives before experiencing ...

Cardiac amyloidosis is a heart condition in which abnormal proteins build up in the heart muscle, making it stiff and impairing its ability to pump blood. Multiple life-prolonging drug treatments for ...