Publications by authors named "Alexandra R Pipilas"
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- Diflunisal is an anti-inflammatory drug that helps stabilize transthyretin and may slow down neurological decline in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
- A study at the Boston University Amyloidosis Centre analyzed 104 patients with wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, focusing on the effects of diflunisal over one year, with a total of 35 receiving the treatment.
- Results indicated that diflunisal was linked to improved survival rates compared to those not on the drug, even after adjusting for other health factors, though it had no significant impact on cardiac biomarkers during the observation period.
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