Ashley Welch

All articles by Ashley Welch

• Study reveals high burden on patients and families affected by ATTR-CM

  New research finds worsening symptoms significantly affect quality of life in people with ATTR-CM and cause caregivers strain.

• New tool to identify cardiac amyloidosis risk in African American veterans

  Researchers developed a new dashboard to identify African American veterans at risk of cardiac amyloidosis, including hereditary ATTR-CM.

• Vutrisiran slows disease and reduces hospitalizations in ATTR-CM, study finds

  A new study building on the results of the HELIOS-B trial found further evidence of vutrisiran’s beneficial effects for people with ATTR-CM.

• Wild-type ATTR-CM carries higher risks for Black individuals, study finds

  Black people with wild-type ATTR-CM had worse outcomes, even after accounting for factors like age, kidney disease and heart function.

• Catheter ablation improves outcomes for early-stage ATTR-CM, study finds

  A new study found that a common treatment for atrial fibrillation may improve outcomes for patients with early-stage ATTR-CM.

• Study calls attention to under-recognized cases of dual amyloidosis

  A recent case study describes the dual occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease and ATTRwt, the most common form of ATTR-CM.