How to Screen for Monoclonal Gammopathy in Patients With a Suspected Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis is a category of rare diseases that result from deposition of abnormally folded proteins into organs. Light chain amyloidosis (AL) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) are the most common forms in the United States. The diagnosis of AL amyloidosis involves establishing the presence of monoclonal protein. Cardiologists evaluating patients with concern for cardiac amyloidosis should be…