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Outcomes of Patients With AL Amyloidosis and End‐Stage Renal Disease After Initiation of Therapy

Key takeaways

Researchers looked at 362 people with a rare disease that causes protein buildup in the body. They found that heart health and certain blood markers predicted how long patients lived after starting dialysis. This shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Foteini Theodorakakou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) · Lilli Sophie Sester (Heidelberg University) · Ute Hegenbart (Heidelberg University) · Paolo Milani (University of Pavia) · Claudia Bellofiore (University of Pavia) · Erasmia Psimenou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) · Charikleia Gakiopoulou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) · Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos (Korea University) · Giovanni O. Palladini (University of Pavia) · Stefan Olaf Schönland (Heidelberg University) · Efstathios Kastritis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-21
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.70532