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Patisiran for advanced heart failure with hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

Authors :
Teruhiko Imamura
Koichiro Kinugawa
Makiko Nakamura
Source :
J Cardiol Cases
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2021.

Abstract

We experienced a 78-year-old woman who was diagnosed with hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis and administered patisiran for advanced heart failure refractory to tafamidis. The levels of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide and left ventricular mass index decreased following the six-month patisiran treatment without any complications. Patisiran might be a promising disease-modifying drug for hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis even in its advanced stage, although further evaluation in a large cohort is warranted.

Details

ISSN :
18785409
Volume :
23
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Cardiology Cases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9de26ff0256f653cf648c21257c31f71
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2021.01.007