Patient-reported burden of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis on functioning and well-being.
Andrew LovleyKimberly RaymondSpencer D GuthrieMichael PollockVaishali SanchorawalaMichelle K WhitePublished in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2021)
The impacts of hATTR amyloidosis were profound for the patients interviewed for this study. They described a sense of loss as their condition progressed and impacted them physically, emotionally, and socially. Patients' reports of symptoms and impacts of hATTR amyloidosis illustrate the complex and varied manifestations of this disease. The progression of symptoms and increasing impacts of hATTR amyloidosis also highlight the need for an earlier diagnosis and effective clinical intervention to preserve patients' functioning and well-being.