Vintage

• "Genistein, a natural product from soy, is a potent inhibitor of transthyretin amyloidosis"
  PNAS, Oct 2005; 102: 14545 - 14550.

• "Diagnostic Performance of Quantitative and Free Light Chain Assays in Clinical Practice"
  Jerry A. Katzmann, Roshini S. Abraham, Angela Dispenzieri, John A. Lust, and Robert A. Kyle
  Clin. Chem., May 2005; 51: 878 - 881.

• "Amyloid in the cardiovascular system: a review"
  J. Clin. Pathol., Feb 2005; 58: 125 - 133.

• "Diagnosis and monitoring a case of light-chain deposition disease in the kidney using a new, sensitive immunoassay"
  Nephrol. Dial. Transplant., Jun 2005; 20: 1251 - 1253.

• "Left atrial myopathy in cardiac amyloidosis: implications of novel echocardiographic techniques"

Eur. Heart J., Jan 2005; 26: 173 - 179.

• "Early Lymphocyte Recovery Predicts Superior Survival after Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Primary Systemic Amyloidosis"
  Clin. Cancer Res., Feb 2005; 11: 1210 - 1218.

• "Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis"

Circulation, Jan 2005; 111: 186 - 193.

• "Determining the undetermined"

Abstract: "The test has potential utility in (MM & MGUS) patients with renal failure,

 amyloidosis, light chain–only disease.."

Blood, Aug 2005; 106: 767 - 768. 

• “Alternate Waiting List Strategies for Heart Transplantation Maximize Donor Organ 

Utilization"  Abstract: "The second most common reason for alternate listing was

amyloidosis. Limited data are available on amyloid patients after cardiac transplant. 

Available data suggest that amyloid-related cardiac disease frequently recurs in 

the transplanted organ and patients may have impaired survival. Our center has 

developed a protocol for patients with amyloid heart disease including autologous 

bone marrow transplantation followed by cardiac transplantation... "

Ann. Thorac. Surg., Jul 2005; 80: 224 - 228. 

• "The combination of thalidomide and intermediate-dose dexamethasone is an 

effective but toxic treatment for patients with primary amyloidosis (AL)."

Blood, 1 April 2005, Vol. 105, No. 7, pp. 2949-2951.

• "Nodular pseudotumoral pulmonary amyloidosis mimicking pulmonary carcinoma"

Thorax 2005;60:440

• "Light chains ahoy: pirating Thal/Dex for AL too." (Raymond L. Comenzo)

Blood, 1 April 2005, Vol. 105, No. 7, pp. 2625.

• "Anticipating Death While Preparing to Survive: A Proposed Model of Care for Patients

With Amyloidosis Awaiting Cardiac Transplantation at Mayo Clinic"

Psychosomatics 46:153-186, April 2005 ** Scroll down to number 18 for the article**

• "Evaluating the Patient with Peripheral Nervous System Complaints"

JAOA , Vol 105 , No 2 , February 2005 , 71-83

'As noted, one special form of polyneuropathy is known as small-fiber sensory 

neuropathy (SFSN). This unmyelinated form of polyneuropathy is the most common 

type of painful neuropathy in patients over the age of 50, and patients typically

present with painful, "burning" feet. Although no cause is found for SFSN in a 

large percentage of patients, known causes include diabetes mellitus, amyloidosis...'