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Filter by:Cardiac amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by the deposition of abnormal proteins called amyloid in the heart tissue. This makes it difficult for the heart to function properly. The investigators wish to evaluate if the radiopharmaceutical 18F‑Florbetaben (Neuraceq®) that targets beta amyloid can also identify cardiac amyloid deposition.
Cardiac amyloidosis is a multi-organ syndrome, which usually presents as restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM). Transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (or ATTR) is a subtype of amyloidosis which frequently involves heart. Cardiac ATTR, though infrequently diagnosed during lifetime, may represent a prevalent cause of RCM, especially in elderly. Several medications that can limit progression of the disease are currently under investigation. Presently the golden standard for diagnosis of ATTR is endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) which may entail severe adverse complications causing under-diagnosis of ATTR. Several papers support the evidence that Tc99m-labeled tracers can be used to detect myocardial deposits of TTR amyloid. It was suggested that Tc99m scintigraphy might be a highly sensitive diagnostic tool for cardiac ATTR. In this study the patients with otherwise unexplained cardiomyopathy or heart block will undergo Tc99m scan, which will establish the incidence of this largely underdiagnosed condition in the population.
The purpose of this study is to change the concentration of amyloid-beta in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by modification of sleep efficiency.
Efficacy of Methylene blue mediated Photodynamic therapy for primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis treatment in Asians, pilot study.
Efficacy of 308-nm excimer laser for primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis treatment in Asians, pilot study.
The study is intended to evaluate whether monthly repeated courses of administration of GSK2315698 followed by GSK2398852 is associated with a reduction in cardiac amyloid load in patients with cardiac amyloidosis, monitored by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and echocardiography (ECHO), and whether this is associated with an improvement in cardiac function. Cohort 1 is transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) , cohort 2 is patients with immunoglobulin light chain (AL) systemic amyloidosis at greater than 6 months post chemotherapy, cohort 3 newly diagnosed AL systemic amyloidosis undergoing chemotherapy. Primary objectives for the study are assessment of reduction in cardiac amyloid load after repeated administrations of Anti-SAP treatment as evaluated by CMR in all study groups and assessment of safety & tolerability of repeated administration of Anti-SAP treatment, including compatibility with chemotherapy treatment in patients with AL systemic amyloidosis. This is an open label, non-randomised, three-group, monthly repeat Anti-SAP treatment study in systemic amyloidosis patients with cardiac dysfunction caused by cardiac amyloidosis. Subjects will receive up to 6 courses of Anti-SAP treatment. Maximum total duration for a subject in the study is approximately 18 months.
The investigators postulate that F-18 florbetapir will show improved detection of cardiac amyloidosis over conventional non-invasive imaging techniques, particularly in early disease.
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease. Once symptomatic with severe AS, outcome is poor unless the valve is replaced surgically or via transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) deposits are common in the heart muscle in up to 25% of octogenarians, and after an asymptomatic period of unknown duration, cause overt heart failure and arrhythmias in a proportion of cases. The prevalence and impact of covert ATTR amyloidosis in elderly individuals with AS are unknown. Detection would avoid misdiagnosis, guide treatment and, potentially, improve outcomes. Recent data have shown that echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), computed tomography (CT), and DPD scintigraphy, can identify ATTR amyloid deposits, but the clinical performance of these various tests is unknown. This study will investigate elderly patients with symptomatic severe AS using imaging to explore ATTR amyloid in AS and determine its prevalence and impact on outcome. The investigators aim to recruit a total of 250 patients aged 75 or older being considered for intervention for severe AS. The prevalence of cardiac amyloid will be assessed in three arms (sAVR, TAVI and medical therapy, with a likely patient ratio of 50:150:50), using five investigation modalities - all cohorts (echocardiography and DPD scintigraphy); sAVR cohort (biopsy and CMR); TAVI cohort (EqCT); medical therapy only cohort (as per work-up/trial prior to no intervention decision). The primary outcome measure is patient mortality. Secondary outcomes measures are major adverse cardiovascular events, length of stay, pacemaker implantation, ECV measured by EqCT and CMR. Follow up will be at 1-year with clinical echocardiogram (for sAVR and TAVI patients) and/or telephone interview for all patients (if not carried out in person at the time of the echocardiogram).
The primary aim of this study will be to examine the diagnostic utility of 18-F Florbetapir PET/MR (Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance) in imaging patients with pathologically-confirmed systemic amyloidosis involving the peripheral nerves and compare these results to non-amyloid diseased controls.
This is a study to determine the safety, tolerability and maximum tolerated dose of Venetoclax (ABT-199) and dexamethasone in relapsed or refractory amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients.