Wild-type (senile) ATTR amyloidosis surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Liver transplantation is the mainstay of treatment for wild-type ATTR amyloidosis.
Surgery
Liver transplantation is the mainstay of treatment for wild-type ATTR amyloidosis.
- Transplantation replaces the main source of variant TTR with a source of normal-sequence TTR.
- This leads to gradual fibril reabsorption and disease stabilization, especially of neurologic complications.