Evolving concepts on the age-related changes in “muscle quality”

DW Russ, K Gregg-Cornell, MJ Conaway… - Journal of cachexia …, 2012 - Springer
The deterioration of skeletal muscle with advancing age has long been anecdotally
recognized and has been of scientific interest for more than 150 years. Over the past several …

Patisiran enhances muscle mass after nine months of treatment in ATTRv amyloidosis: a study with bioelectrical impedance analysis and handgrip strength

V Di Stefano, E Thomas, P Alonge, V Giustino… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and aims. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv) is
caused by mutations in the TTR gene, leading to misfolded monomers that aggregate …

La evaluación de la composición corporal" in vivo": parte I: perspectiva histórica

EA Carnero, JR Alvero-Cruz, MA Giráldez… - Nutrición …, 2015 - SciELO Espana
El estudio de la composición corporal humana ha cobrado una relevancia creciente en las
últimas décadas, debido a sus enormes aplicaciones en los terrenos clínico, deportivo y de …

Motor conduction studies and handgrip in hereditary TTR amyloidosis: simple tools to evaluate the upper limbs

V Di Stefano, E Thomas, V Giustino, S Iacono… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv) is caused by
mutations in the TTR gene, leading to misfolded monomers that aggregate generating …

[HTML][HTML] 6MWT performance correlates with peripheral neuropathy but not with cardiac involvement in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR)

GL Vita, C Stancanelli, L Gentile, C Barcellona… - Neuromuscular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) is a life-threatening multisystemic disease with
sensory-motor peripheral neuropathy, cardiomyopathy and dysautonomia. Although the six …

Improving strategies for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis

TV Kourelis, MA Gertz - Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Amyloidosis refers to a group of rare but potentially fatal, protein misfolding diseases. The
heart is frequently involved in the most common types, that is, immunoglobulin light chain …

Liver transplantation for familial amyloid polyneuropathy (Val30Met): Long-Term Follow-up prospective study in a nontransplant center

M Kavousanaki, Μ Tzagournissakis, I Zaganas… - Transplantation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy (FAP) is a rare, progressive, and life-
threatening disease inherited in the autosomal dominant pattern. Liver transplantation is the …

Osteoporosis in men with hypogonadism because of ApoA‐I Leu75Pro amyloidosis under long‐term testosterone therapy

P Facondo, A Delbarba, LC Pezzaioli, A Ferlin… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Apo A‐I Leu75Pro amyloidosis is a rare systemic hereditary disease,
whose hallmark and earliest involvement is testicular impairment, characterized by …

Functional Impairments of Amyloidosis Patients: Physical Therapy Assessment

E Redder, Q Zhao, N Bumma, R Kahwash, A Vallakati… - Hemato, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyloidosis is a rare, systemic disease that can result in significant functional impairment.
Specific guidelines for the rehabilitation assessment of amyloidosis patients have yet to be …

Prognostic Value of the 6-Minute Walk Test and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

CE Romero, NM Pereira, GDCJ Luzuriaga… - International Journal of …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Background: In transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), the assessment of
functional capacity is of great importance. A distance< 300m covered in the 6-minute walk …