Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) may be an under recognized cause of heart failure (HF). TTR amyloidosis can be inherited, caused by variants in the TTR gene (ATTRv) or by deposition of wild-type TTR protein (ATTRwt), leading to high mortality if untreated. We report the case of a patient with hereditary TTR amyloidosis and mixed phenotype (both cardiac and neurological involvement).

[Assessment of consumer satisfaction with public health and medical services in the city of Iaşi].

Aim: The study was designed to assess patient satisfaction regarding the quality of medical care delivered in 2010, the financial accessibility of the used services, the time span accessibility to the services used, doctor-patient relationship, and quality of health services.

Materials And Method: This study was carried out on a series of 150 randomly selected patients, age-range l8 to 70 years. These patients were asked to fill out a 44-item questionnaire including demographic data (age, education, environment--rural or urban area, difficult financial situation) and questions on the quality of the delivered medical care and the performance of the qualified medical staff.