Cardiac amyloidosis
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Cardiac amyloidosis, a type of amyloidosis, is a heart disease, caused by deposits of an amyloid protein in the heart tissue, resulting in decreased heart function. It is a cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy.

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Bradenton Herald---...- can also form -amyloid- deposits, particularly in the elderly in whom approximately 15-25% of individuals over 80 have demonstrable -cardiac- deposition. ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 19:16:15 GMT+00:00

Metabolic disease: amyloidosis (E85, 277.3)

Common amyloid forming proteins
Serum amyloid A * Transthyretin * Beta-2 microglobulin * Bence Jones protein * Amyloid precursor protein * Beta amyloid * Amylin
Systemic amyloidosis
AL amyloidosis * AA amyloidosis * Haemodialysis-associated amyloidosis * Senile systemic amyloidosis * Finnish type amyloidosis * Familial Mediterranean fever
Organ-limited amyloidosis
HeartCardiac amyloidosis
BrainFamilial amyloid neuropathy * Cerebral amyloid angiopathy * Alzheimer's disease
KidneyFamilial renal amyloidosis
CutaneousPrimary cutaneous amyloidosis * Amyloid purpura
ThyroidCalcitonin
PituitaryProlactin
PancreasAmylin



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