there is a new effective treatment for some people with heart failure
The right chambers of the heart collect blood that has delivered oxygen and nutrients to the body. Then its m uscles pump the liquid through the lungs where the red blood cells are oxygenated. The blood then enters the hollow innards of the left heart. The heart muscles contract and they force the blood through the arteries of the body. When the heart is damaged or weakened, it fails to fill or contract completely, f luid backs up and people develop symptoms. Many now believe that Cardiac amyloidosis is responsible for over 10 percent of the cases of heart failure in older people. Doctors have long known the condition existed but there was no way to prevent it so few tested for it. Now there is a medication that makes a difference. It is made by Pfizer. It’s expensive, and it works. The liver makes a protein called TTR –the body uses it to transport vitamin A and ...