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Podcast: CME
Episode: Best Practices for Identifying, Diagnosing and Treating Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR-PN and ATTR-CM)
Description:
Host: John Russell, MD
Guest: Noel Dasgupta, MD, FACC
Guest: Sami Khella, MD
Amyloidosis, often unrecognized, misdiagnosed, and either inappropriately treated or undertreated, is a collection of diseases caused by the misfolding of proteins that aggregate into insoluble amyloid fibrils and deposit in tissues. There are two prominent forms of amyloidosis misfolding of light chain proteins (AL amyloidosis) and transthyretin protein misfolding (ATTR amyloidosis). In this program, two experts in amyloidosis, cardiologist Dr. Noel Dasgupta and neurologist Dr. Sami Khella, will explain the pathophysiology of amyloidosis, describe the prognosis for patients, discuss timely patient screening and...