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Systemic Amyloidosis - Articles
New Therapies for Systemic Amyloidosis
by
Matt S.
Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 12:00am
Systemic amyloidosis can involve nearly any organ, and the kidney is often involved. Recall that there are two flavors of amyloidosis: AL amyloidosis (in which the amyloid is formed by light chains as a result of a paraproteinemia) or AA amyloidosis (in which a chronic inflammatory condition, such as rheumatoid arthritis, leads to the excess
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Digital Case Challenge: Pleuropulmonary amyloidosis
by
Mark Pool, MD
Posted
Wed 26 May 2010 12:52pm
with pulmonary amyloidosis:
Systemic or Generalized
Limited or Localized
Diffuse Alveolar Septal
Pleural
Systemic amyloidosis may be primary (idiopathic) and associated... and polarization (below).
Pulmonary Amyloidosis
Pulmonary amyloidosis includes a spectrum of clinicopathologic entities that commonly have deposition of amorphous, eosinophilic
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies: Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Amyloidosis, Hemachromatosis
by
Jan
Posted
Fri 27 Nov 2009 10:03pm
By S. Lubitz, S. Goldbarg, D. Mehta
Sarcoidosis, scleroderma, amyloidosis, and hemachromatosis are systemic infiltrative disorders that commonly affect the heart. Owing to their potential for diffuse organ involvement, these diseases may present with myriad clinical manifestations.
Conduction system abnormalities are common, and each of these disorders has
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Beta-2 Microglobulin Amyloidosis
by
Matt S.
Posted
Wed 06 Aug 2008 12:00am
The two major forms of amyloidosis are AL amyloidosis (in which light chains form the amyloid deposits) and AA amyloidosis (in which a variety of inflammatory molecules may adopt a beta-pleated structure to deposit as amyloid.
A specific subset of AA amyloidosis which is secondary to dialysis is beta-2 microglobulin amyloidosis. Beta-2
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Hereditary Amyloidosis
by
Matt S.
Posted
Tue 17 Jun 2008 12:00am
fever (FMF) or Muckle-Wells Syndrome, and the reason these individuals may get renal disease is due to AA amyloidosis. Patients with TRAPS can (logically enough) be treated
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Perot Systems to Become Dell Systems – Dell to Purchase Perot Systems
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Mon 21 Sep 2009 10:24pm
If you happen to work for a Tenet hospital or perhaps a hospital formerly owned by Tenet, then Perot Systems and P-Bar operations are probably very familiar to you. Ross... Systems has quite an extensive business intelligence arm and other integrated software solutions so this could be the arm that Dell needs to pursue their current goals
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Free radical activity and antioxidative systems in patients with systemic sclerosis
by
Jan
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:55pm
By K.Olczyk
Background:
Free radicals have been said to contribute to vascular damage in patients with systemic sclerosis. The aim of the study was to determine the level of lipid peroxidation products and antioxidative enzyme activity in patients with systemic sclerosis and in healthy controls.
Methods:
10 women with definite systemic sclerosis
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When is a system not a system?
by
Mike P.
Posted
Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:14pm
Over at Musings of a Distracted Mind Dr. Rob has recently posted an intriguing analysis of the healthcare system of the United States (U.S.), entitled When a System is not a System where he outlines the various segments of healthcare purporting that the healthcare “system” is actually not a system at all.
His analysis brings to light how our current
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