Use of Drugs for ATTRv Amyloidosis in the Real World: How Therapy Is Changing Survival in a Non-Endemic Area.
Massimo RussoLuca GentileVincenzo Di StefanoGianluca Di BellaFabio MinutoliAntonio ToscanoFilippo BrighinaGian Luca VitaAnna MazzeoPublished in: Brain sciences (2021)
The most used treatment in our patient cohort was tafamidis, followed by liver transplantation, patisiran, inotersen, and diflunisal. The median survival was significantly longer for treated vs. untreated patients (12 years vs. 8 years). In the 71 patients who received disease-modifying treatment, the presence of cardiac involvement, weight loss, or autonomic dysfunction at diagnosis was not related to survival. Conversely, patients diagnosed in the early stage of the disease (PND 1) had significantly longer survival than those diagnosed in the late stage (PND 2-4).
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- early stage
- newly diagnosed
- weight loss
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- bariatric surgery
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- free survival
- squamous cell carcinoma
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- oxidative stress
- mesenchymal stem cells
- heart rate variability
- glycemic control
- rectal cancer
- patient reported outcomes
- multiple myeloma
- heart rate
- case report
- bone marrow
- obese patients
- atrial fibrillation
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass