Treatment With Tafamidis Slows Disease Progression in Early-Stage Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy
Background: Transthyretin cardiomyopathy (TTR-CM) is a progressive, fatal disease caused by the accumulation of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) amyloid fibrils in the heart. Tafamidis is a kinetic stabilizer of TTR that inhibits misfolding and amyloid formation. Methods: In this post hoc analysis, dat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-09-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179546817730322 |