Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) impose a large burden on the healthcare system as they contribute to 17.9 million deaths each year, worldwide. The relative incidence of rare cardiovascular diseases (RCDs) is low, but have a major clinical impact on the quality of life of patients and a major socio-economic impact even. Lack of medical expertise and awareness of these conditions contributes to their social burden. This World Heart Day, let us raise awareness and offer a practical clinical approach for diagnosing and managing RCDs.
Here are some RCDs that remain underdiagnosed. Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy It is a form of cardiac amyloidosis, a rare, underdiagnosed, and fatal condition. It results in the stiffening of heart muscles and results in progressive heart failure. Transthyretin is a type of transport protein that carries vitamin A and thyroid hormones (thyroxine) in the…
