Ariana Boswell

All articles by Ariana Boswell

• Case report: hATTR-CM in a patient with lung transplant complications

  A case report describes a 71-year old woman who was diagnosed with hereditary ATTR-CM after experiencing post-lung transplant complications.

• Raising awareness: Light the Night for Amyloidosis 2025

  In honor of March being Amyloidosis Awareness Month, the Amyloidosis Foundation is hosting its annual Light the Night campaign.

• Fully automated tool developed to detect and score ATTR-CM

  A new artificial intelligence-based tool may improve quick and accurate ATTR-CM diagnosis using scintigraphy images.

• SGLT2 inhibitors improve outcomes in ATTR-CM, study finds

  Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors may improve clinical outcomes and health care usage in patients with ATTR-CM.

• Rare Disease Day: Why it matters and how to get involved

  Rare Disease Day 2025 aims to uplift the rare disease community and promote greater awareness.

• Patisiran may cut heart failure risk in patients with ATTR-CM: clinical trial

  Analysis of data from the trial suggested that outpatient heart failure should be an endpoint in future clinical studies for ATTR-CM.

• New heart transplant allocation system improves ATTR-CM survival

  A study found that patients with ATTR-CM who underwent heart transplantation experienced survival rates similar to patients without it.

• Case report illustrates the difficulty of diagnosing ATTR-CM

  A case report emphasized the challenges of diagnosing transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and the need for early intervention.

• Tafamidis reduces uptake of a common diagnostic tracer in ATTR-CM

  A study found that tafamidis may reduce levels of a diagnostic marker of ATTR-CM, but the effects appear to plateau over time.