If you haven’t heard of ATTR-CM before, you’re not alone. A rare disease with potentially fatal consequences, ATTR refers to ... Read More
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5 Heart Failure Symptoms Doctors Commonly Miss
Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood to the body adequately. Heart failure cases are not uncommon in the United ... Read More
Flu, COVID Are Spreading: 8 Tips to Protect Your Heart
Flu and COVID are sweeping across the country, posing a particular hazard to people at risk for heart disease. These respiratory infections ... Read More
Staying Active Safely: Exercise Tips If You Have ATTR-CM
Although diet and lifestyle changes won't cure your Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), they can help you manage the symptoms ... Read More
Irregular Heartbeat: What Is It and How Do You Treat It?
Many things can make your heart skip a beat — the words to a song, a case of the nerves, or a near car accident — but these temporary ... Read More
8 Signs You’re Living With Clogged Arteries
When it comes to your body, there are so many unknowns that you may believe came from out of the blue. The truth is, your body is always ... Read More
How ‘The Blind Side’ Actor Lost 170 Pounds: “The Weight Started Falling Off”
Quinton Aaron knows the power of a success story featuring a talented young man and a mother figure who helps him beat the odds. Those ... Read More
What’s the Best Diet for Preventing Heart Disease?
Ask a doctor or a dietitian about the value of good nutrition, and you're bound to get a lesson on the heart. Indeed, nutrition experts seem ... Read More
Unexpected Physical Signs Your Heart Needs a Check-up
The signs that your heart is in trouble aren’t always easy to identify. In fact, there are a few physical changes that you could be ignoring ... Read More
Battling Transthyretin (TTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis? Learn More About Your Treatment Options
1 in 25 Blacks is stricken with the Val122Ile mutation in the transthyretin gene that results in an age-dependent, late-onset ... Read More
New Therapy May Combat Rare Genetic Disorder, Amyloidosis
Transthyretin (TTR) mutations known to cause cardiac amyloidosis include V122 which is found almost exclusively in Blacks at a prevalence of ... Read More
Navigating the Data, Treatments and Breakthroughs of hATTR Amyloidosis
ATTR amyloidosis means A for Amyloid and the TTR is short for the protein “transthyretin.” ATTR is one term that represents different kinds ... Read More