Amyloidosis happens when the physique produces irregular proteins that bind collectively to kind a substance referred to as amyloid. Amyloids can deposit in any tissue or organ, together with the center, kidneys, liver and nerves. When it happens within the coronary heart, it is referred to as cardiac amyloidosis.
Dr. Martha Grogan, a Mayo Clinic heart specialist and director of the Cardiac Amyloid Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, explains what cardiac amyloidosis is, why figuring out the kind of amyloid is vital to therapy, and what’s on the horizon to assist sufferers with this uncommon situation.
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