Healio spoke with Joban Vaishnav, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis ... biopsy the organ that you think is the most affected. So that could include a heart biopsy, kidney ...

More than 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN) during the disease, which may manifest with various patterns involving the glomerular, tubulointerstitial ...

Furthermore, patient selection based on renal biopsy restricted the sample size. However, the study’s main strength lies in its long-term nature, with follow-up periods exceeding those of some of the ...

The diagnosis of amyloidosis requires a tissue biopsy that demonstrates apple-green ... [6] In most forms of systemic amyloidosis, amyloid deposition occurs early in the subcutaneous adipose ...

Amyloidosis occurs due to a buildup of amyloid proteins in the body. Along with treatment, complementary therapy can help with symptoms. Some examples include movements, such as yoga, sleep ...

2-4 The pathophysiology of ATTR-CM involves amyloid deposits accumulating in the myocardium, leading to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and diastolic dysfunction. It is increasingly recognized as ...

There are various types of amyloidosis categorized on the basis of the type of protein fibrils deposited, as shown in Table 1. Amyloid deposition can occur in various organs, including the heart, ...

6 The availability of new SLE response criteria led us to reanalyse the EXPLORER study which assessed RTX efficacy in severe non-renal SLE, using four newly available scores: SLE Response Index-4 (SRI ...

but rarely presents as progressive renal failure. The heart is affected pathologically in up to 90% of systemic AL amyloidosis patients, which represents the most important clinical manifestation ...

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The course is specifically designed for nephrologists to teach them what they need to know about the renal biopsy and how it affects management. The course lasts 2 full days and comprises didactic ...