Amyloidosis, once considered rare, is actually very common, although until recently it has been difficult to diagnose and in individuals it remains extremely under-diagnosed, so it's hard to know what to make of Jessica's numbers yet. At autopsy as many as 25% of older people have been found to have ATTR amyloidosis, the main kind that c…
Amyloidosis, once considered rare, is actually very common, although until recently it has been difficult to diagnose and in individuals it remains extremely under-diagnosed, so it's hard to know what to make of Jessica's numbers yet. At autopsy as many as 25% of older people have been found to have ATTR amyloidosis, the main kind that causes heart failure; this was before COVID arrived https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890701842988
Amyloidosis, once considered rare, is actually very common, although until recently it has been difficult to diagnose and in individuals it remains extremely under-diagnosed, so it's hard to know what to make of Jessica's numbers yet. At autopsy as many as 25% of older people have been found to have ATTR amyloidosis, the main kind that causes heart failure; this was before COVID arrived https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890701842988
...although if it's appearing in younger people, that would certainly be a cause for concern.