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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Natural History
- In amyloidosis, insoluble fibrils of amyloid are deposited in body organs, causing organ dysfunction and eventually death.[1]
Complications
Prognosis
- In primary (AL) amyloidosis survival rate depends on:[2]
- The spectrum of organ involvement (amyloid heart disease is the main prognostic factor)
- The severity of organs involvement
- Haematological response to treatment
- The median survival of patients with AL amyloidosis is aproximately 3.8 years.[3]
- In primary (AL) amyloidosis 27% of patients dying within 1 year from diagnosis.
- The major determinant of outcome in amyloidosis is the extent of cardiac involvement.
- Cardiac amyloidosis is the cause of death in 75% of the patients who died, including sudden death in 25%.
References
- ↑ Baker KR, Rice L (2012). "The amyloidoses: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment". Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 8 (3): 3–7. PMC 3487569. PMID 23227278.
- ↑ Desport E, Bridoux F, Sirac C, Delbes S, Bender S, Fernandez B, Quellard N, Lacombe C, Goujon JM, Lavergne D, Abraham J, Touchard G, Fermand JP, Jaccard A (August 2012). "Al amyloidosis". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 7: 54. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-7-54. PMC 3495844. PMID 22909024.
- ↑ Merlini G, Seldin DC, Gertz MA (May 2011). "Amyloidosis: pathogenesis and new therapeutic options". J. Clin. Oncol. 29 (14): 1924–33. doi:10.1200/JCO.2010.32.2271. PMC 3138545. PMID 21483018.