Amyloidosis Destroyed My Heart; Organ Transplantation Gave Me Life

Send us Fan MailAmyloidosis is a ruthless disease, attacking organs, leading them towards failure when left untreated. Fortunately there are treatments that can help slow disease progression, with more hope on the way in clinical trials. But what about the diseased organ, infiltrated with those rigid amyloid fibrils? Until there is a solution to address breaking down these fibrils, organ transplantation can be a leading choice for patients to consider. In this episode we’ll talk with Rayna, an AL survivor, who successfully underwent a heart transplant. But it wasn’t an easy path to get there. For an overview of amyloidosis, please see episode 2 (for clinicians) or episode 3 (for patients).